†Galecyon morloi Smith and Smith 2001 (creodont)
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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 Galecyon according to M. R. Borths et al. 2016
See also Smith and Smith 2001
Sister taxa: Galecyon chronius, Galecyon gallus, Galecyon mordax, Galecyon peregrinus
Type specimen: IRSNB M1314, a tooth (LM/1). Its type locality is Dormaal, which is in a Ypresian fluvial sandstone in the Tienen Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Dormaal
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