Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Synonym: Hyaenodon exiguus Stock 1933
Full reference: J. S. Mellett. 1977. Paleobiology of North American Hyaenodon (Mammalia, Creodonta). Contributions to Vertebrate Evolution 1:1-134
Belongs to Hyaenodon according to J. S. Mellett 1977
See also Gunnell 1998, Lavrov and Emry 1998, Polly 1996 and Stock 1933
Sister taxa: Hyaenodon (Isohyaenodon), Hyaenodon americanus, Hyaenodon bavaricus, Hyaenodon brachycephalus, Hyaenodon brevirostrus, Hyaenodon chunkhtensis, Hyaenodon crucians, Hyaenodon cruentus, Hyaenodon dubius, Hyaenodon eminus, Hyaenodon filholi, Hyaenodon gigas, Hyaenodon horridus, Hyaenodon incertus, Hyaenodon leptocephalus, Hyaenodon leptorhynchus, Hyaenodon megaloides, Hyaenodon microdon, Hyaenodon minor, Hyaenodon mongoliensis, Hyaenodon montanus, Hyaenodon mustelinus, Hyaenodon neimongoliensis, Hyaenodon pervagus, Hyaenodon raineyi, Hyaenodon vetus, Hyaenodon weilini, Hyaenodon yuanchuensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: California, Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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