Mammalia - Hyaenodonta - Hyainailouridae
Parent taxon: Hyainailourinae according to M. R. Borths and N. J. Stevens 2017
See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Morales et al. 1998, Morales et al. 2008, Morales and Pickford 2017, Savage 1965, Solé et al. 2014 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Akhnatenavus, Dissopsalini, Hemipsalodon, Hyainailourini, Hyainailouros, Isohyaenodon, Kerberos, Leakitherium, Megistotherium, Metapterodontini, Mlanyama, Orienspterodon, Parapterodon, Paroxyaenini, Parvavorodon, Pterodon, Simbakubwa
Subtaxa: Metapterodon brachycephalus Metapterodon kaiseri Metapterodon markgrafi Metapterodon schlosseri Metapterodon stromeri
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (1 collection), Namibia (2), Uganda (1)
• Oligocene of Egypt (3)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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