Propterodon witteri Zack 2019 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Full reference: S. P. Zack. 2019. The first North American Propterodon (Hyaenodonta: Hyaenodontidae), a new species from the late Uintan of Utah. PeerJ 7(e8136):1-32

Belongs to Propterodon according to S. P. Zack 2019

Sister taxa: Propterodon morrisi, Propterodon panganensis, Propterodon tongi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Leota Ranch, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Leota Ranch

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