Hyaenodon neimongoliensis Huang and Zhu 2002 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Full reference: X.-S. Huang and B.-C. Zhu. 2002. Creodont (Mammalia) remains from the Early Oligocene of Ulantatal, Nei Mongol. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 40(1):17-22

Belongs to Hyaenodon according to X.-S. Huang and B.-C. Zhu 2002

Sister taxa: Hyaenodon (Isohyaenodon), Hyaenodon americanus, Hyaenodon bavaricus, Hyaenodon brachycephalus, Hyaenodon brevirostrus, Hyaenodon chunkhtensis, Hyaenodon crucians, Hyaenodon cruentus, Hyaenodon dubius, Hyaenodon eminus, Hyaenodon filholi, Hyaenodon gigas, Hyaenodon horridus, Hyaenodon incertus, Hyaenodon leptocephalus, Hyaenodon leptorhynchus, Hyaenodon megaloides, Hyaenodon microdon, Hyaenodon minor, Hyaenodon mongoliensis, Hyaenodon montanus, Hyaenodon mustelinus, Hyaenodon pervagus, Hyaenodon raineyi, Hyaenodon venturae, Hyaenodon vetus, Hyaenodon weilini, Hyaenodon yuanchuensis

Type specimen: IVPP V12438, a mandible. Its type locality is Ulantatal (general area), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Ulantatal Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ulantatal (general area)

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