Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Full reference: T. Smith and R. Smith. 2001. The creodonts (Mammalia, Ferae) from the Paleocene-Eocene transition in Belgium (Tienen Formation, MP7). Belgian Journal of Zoology 131(2):117-135
Belongs to Prototomus according to T. Smith and R. Smith 2001
Sister taxa: Prototomus deimos, Prototomus martis, Prototomus minimus, Prototomus multicuspis, Prototomus phobos, Prototomus robustus, Prototomus secundarius
Type specimen: IRSNB M1297, a tooth (RM/1). Its type locality is Dormaal, which is in a Ypresian fluvial sandstone in the Tienen Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (3), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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