Akhnatenavus nefertiticyon Borths et al. 2016 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae

Full reference: M. R. Borths, P. A. Holroyd, and E. R. Seiffert. 2016. Hyainailourine and teratodontine cranial material from the late Eocene of Egypt and the application of parsimony and Bayesian methods to the phylogeny and biogeography of Hyaenodonta (Placentalia, Mammalia). PeerJ 4:e2639:1-87

Belongs to Akhnatenavus according to M. R. Borths et al. 2016

Sister taxon: Akhnatenavus leptognathus

Type specimen: CGM 83735, a partial skull. Its type locality is Quarry L-41 (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian lacustrine mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry L-41 (Jebel Qatrani Formation)

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