Lesmesodon behnkeae Morlo and Habersetzer 1999 (placental)

Mammalia - Hyaenodonta

Full reference: M. Morlo and J. Habersetzer. 1999. The Hyaenodontidae (Creodonta, Mammalia) from the lower Middle Eocene (MP 11) of Messel (Germany) with special remarks on new x-ray methods. Courier-Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 31-74

Belongs to Lesmesodon according to M. Morlo and J. Habersetzer 1999

Sister taxon: Lesmesodon edingeri

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lesmesodon behnkeae in the database

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