Mammalia - Creodonta

Full reference: T. Flink, S. Cote, J. B. Rossie, J. M. Kibii, and L. Werdelin. 2021. The neurocranium of Ekweeconfractus amorui gen. et sp. nov. (Hyaenodonta, Mammalia) and the evolution of the brain in some hyaenodontan carnivores. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41(2):e1927748

Parent taxon: Teratodontinae according to T. Flink et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Anasinopa, Brychotherium, Buhakia, Dissopsalis, Furodon, Glibzegdouia, Masrasector, Pakakali, Teratodon

Subtaxa: Ekweeconfractus amorui

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Type: Ekweeconfractus amorui

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Moruorot (Miocene of Kenya)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.