Galecyon gallus Solé et al. 2013 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Full reference: F. Solé, E. Gheerbrant, and M. Godinot. 2013. Sinopaninae and Arfianinae (Hyaenodontida, Mammalia) from the Early Eocene of Europe and Asia; evidence for dispersal in Laurasia around the Paleocene/Eocene boundary and for an unnoticed faunal turnover in Europe. Geobios 46:313-327

Belongs to Galecyon according to F. Solé et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Galecyon chronius, Galecyon mordax, Galecyon morloi, Galecyon peregrinus

Type specimen: MNHN RI 275, a mandible. Its type locality is Rians, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Lignites de Soissonais Formation of France.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Rians

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