Pterodon africanus Andrews 1903 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae

Belongs to Pterodon according to P. D. Polly 1996

See also Andrews 1906 and Savage 1965

Sister taxa: Pterodon dasyuroides, Pterodon hyaenoides, Pterodon leptognathus, Pterodon magnus, Pterodon nyanzae, Pterodon phiomensis, Pterodon syrtos

Type specimen: BMNH M 8503, a mandible

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Kenya (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Egypt (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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