†Eomakhaira molossus Engelman et al. 2020 (metatherian)
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Mammalia - Sparassodonta - Proborhyaenidae
Full reference: R. K. Engelman, J. J. Flynn, A. R. Wyss and D. A. Croft. 2020. Eomakhaira molossus, A New Saber-Toothed Sparassodont (Metatheria: Thylacosmilinae) from the Early Oligocene (?Tinguirirican) Cachapoal Locality, Andean Main Range, Chile. American Museum Novitates 3957:1-75
Belongs to Eomakhaira according to R. K. Engelman et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SGOPV 3490, a partial skull. Its type locality is Cachapoal, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Abanico Formation of Chile.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cachapoal
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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