Boualitomus marocanensis Gheerbrant et al. 2006 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Full reference: E. Gheerbrant, M. Iarochene, M. Amaghzaz and B. Bouya. 2006. Early African hyaenodontid mammals and their bearing on the origin of the Creodonta. Geological Magazine 143(4):475-489

Belongs to Boualitomus according to E. Gheerbrant et al. 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: OCP DEK/GE 306, a mandible. Its type locality is Ouled Abdoun Basin (lowermost bed 1), which is in a Selandian marine phosphorite in Morocco.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ouled Abdoun Basin (lowermost bed 1)

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