†Apataelurus Scott 1937 (placental)
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Mammalia - Ferae - Oxyaenidae
Full reference: W. B. Scott. 1937. A Remarkable Sabretooth-Like Creodont From the Eocene of Utah. Science 85(2210):454-455
Parent taxon: Machaeroidinae according to S. P. Zack 2019
See also Gunnell 1998, Scott 1937, Scott 1938 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxon: Diegoaelurus
Subtaxa: Apataelurus kayi Apataelurus pishigouensis
Type: Apataelurus kayi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of China (1 collection)
• Eocene of United States (2: California, Utah)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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