Tytthaena Gingerich 1980 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Full reference: P. D. Gingerich. 1980. Tytthaena parrisi, Oldest Known Oxyaenid (Mammalia, Creodonta) from the Late Paleocene of Western North America. Journal of Paleontology 54(3):570-576

Parent taxon: Oxyaenidae according to G. F. Gunnell 1998

See also Gingerich 1980

Sister taxa: Dipsalidictis, Dipsalodon, Dormaalodon, Galethylax, Machaeroides, Machaeroidinae, Oxyaeninae, Palaeonictinae, Sarkastodon

Subtaxa: Tytthaena lichna Tytthaena parrisi

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Type: Tytthaena parrisi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (6: Wyoming collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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