Teratodon Savage 1965 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta

Full reference: R. J. G. Savage. 1965. Fossil Mammals of Africa: 19 The Miocene Carnivora of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 10(8):241-316

Parent taxon: Teratodontinae according to M. R. Borths and N. J. Stevens 2017

See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Morales et al. 2007, Morlo et al. 2007, Savage 1965, Solé et al. 2014 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Anasinopa, Brychotherium, Buhakia, Dissopsalis, Ekweeconfractus, Furodon, Glibzegdouia, Masrasector, Pakakali

Subtaxa: Teratodon enigmae Teratodon spekei

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Egypt (1 collection), Kenya (2), Uganda (1)

• Oligocene of Kenya (1)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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