Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Belongs to Hyaenodon according to T. Tsubamoto et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Hyaenodon (Isohyaenodon), Hyaenodon americanus, Hyaenodon bavaricus, Hyaenodon brachycephalus, Hyaenodon brevirostrus, 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 neimongoliensis, Hyaenodon pervagus, Hyaenodon raineyi, Hyaenodon venturae, Hyaenodon vetus, Hyaenodon weilini, Hyaenodon yuanchuensis
Type specimen: PST 29-1, a mandible (left mandibular fragment). Its type locality is Shunkt, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Mongolia (1 collection)
• Eocene of Mongolia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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