Pakakali Borths and Stevens 2017 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta

Full reference: M. R. Borths and N. J. Stevens. 2017. The first hyaenodont from the late Oligocene Nsungwe Formation of Tanzania: Paleoecological insights into the Paleogene-Neogene carnivore transition. PLoS ONE 12(10):e0185301:1-30

Parent taxon: Teratodontinae according to M. R. Borths and N. J. Stevens 2017

Sister taxa: Anasinopa, Brychotherium, Buhakia, Dissopsalis, Ekweeconfractus, Furodon, Glibzegdouia, Masrasector, Teratodon

Subtaxa: Pakakali rukwaensis

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Type: Pakakali rukwaensis

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Nsungwe 2 (Oligocene of Tanzania)

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