†Leakitherium hiwegi Savage 1965 (creodont)
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Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Full reference: R. J. G. Savage. 1965. Fossil Mammals of Africa: 19 The Miocene Carnivora of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 10(8):241-316
Belongs to Leakitherium according to R. J. G. Savage 1965
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMNH M. 19083, a maxilla (Left maxillary fragment with M1+2). Its type locality is Rusinga Island, which is in a Burdigalian terrestrial horizon in Kenya.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Rusinga Island
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