Hapalodectes compressus Matthew 1909 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Acreodi - Hapalodectidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1909. The Carnivora and Insectivora of the Bridger Basin, middle Eocene. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History 9:289-567

Belongs to Hapalodectes according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Matthew 1909 and Szalay 1969

Sister taxa: Hapalodectes anthracinus, Hapalodectes auctus, Hapalodectes dux, Hapalodectes hetangensis, Hapalodectes huanghaiensis, Hapalodectes leptognathus, Hapalodectes lopatini, Hapalodectes lushiensis, Hapalodectes paleocenus, Hapalodectes paradux, Hapalodectes serus

Type specimen: AMNH 12781, a mandible

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hapalodectes compressus in the database

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