†Megistotherium Savage 1973 (creodont)
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Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Parent taxon: Hyainailourinae according to M. R. Borths and N. J. Stevens 2017
See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Morales et al. 2008, Morlo et al. 2007 and Solé et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Akhnatenavus, Dissopsalini, Hemipsalodon, Hyainailourini, Hyainailouros, Isohyaenodon, Kerberos, Leakitherium, Metapterodon, Metapterodontini, Mlanyama, Orienspterodon, Parapterodon, Paroxyaenini, Parvavorodon, Pterodon, Simbakubwa
Subtaxa: Megistotherium osteothlastes
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Egypt (1 collection), Kenya (1), Libya (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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