Cartierodon egerkingensis Solé and Mennecart 2019 (placental)

Mammalia - Hyaenodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Full reference: F. Solé and B. Mennecart. 2019. A large hyaenodont from the Lutetian of Switzerland expands the body mass range of the European mammalian predators during the Eocene. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 64(2):275-290

Belongs to Cartierodon according to F. Solé and B. Mennecart 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NMB.Em.11, a mandible (right mandible). Its type locality is Egerkingen, gamma fissure, which is in a Bartonian fissure fill horizon in Switzerland.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (1 collection), Switzerland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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