Propterodon panganensis de Bonis et al. 2018 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Full reference: L. de Bonis, F. Solé, Y. Chaimanee, A. N. Soe, C. Sein, V. Lazzari, O. Chavasseau and J.-J. Jaeger. 2018. New hyaenodonta (Mammalia) from the middle Eocene of Myanmar. Comptes Rendus Palevol 17(6):357-365

Belongs to Propterodon according to L. de Bonis et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Propterodon morrisi, Propterodon tongi, Propterodon witteri

Type specimen: NMMP-Pg1-2011-29, a mandible. Its type locality is Pangan 1, Pondaung Sandstone, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial sandstone/siliciclastic in the Pondaung Formation of Myanmar.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pangan 1, Pondaung Sandstone

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