Metapterodon schlosseri Holroyd 1999 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae

Alternative combination: Falcatodon schlosseri

Full reference: P. A. Holroyd. 1999. New Pterodontinae (Creodonta: Hyaenodontidae) from the late Eocene-early Oligocene Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum province, Egypt. PaleoBios 19(2):1-18

Belongs to Metapterodon according to P. A. Holroyd 1999

See also Morales and Pickford 2017

Sister taxa: Metapterodon brachycephalus, Metapterodon kaiseri, Metapterodon markgrafi, Metapterodon stromeri

Type specimen: DPC 4877. Its type locality is Quarry V (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Egypt (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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