Vulpavoides germanica Matthes 1952 (placental)

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Paroxyclaenidae

Full reference: H. W. Matthes. 1952. I. Abhandlung: Die Creodontier aus der mitteleozänen Braunkohle des Geiseltals (I. Part: The Creodonta from the Middle Eocene of Geiseltal). Hallesches Jahrbuch für mitteldeutsche Erdgeschichte 1:201-240

Belongs to Vulpavoides according to J. J. Hooker 1986

See also Matthes 1952

Sister taxa: Vulpavoides cooperi, Vulpavoides simplicidens, Vulpavoides vanvaleni

Type specimen: 10127/14/II, Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut Halle/Saale. Its type locality is Geiseltal, Nw II, Neumark-West, Streufunde, which is in an Eocene lacustrine horizon in Germany.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Geiseltal, Nw II, Neumark-West, Streufunde

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