†Pterodon syrtos Holroyd 1999 (placental)
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Mammalia - Hyaenodonta - Hyainailouridae
Full reference: P. A. Holroyd. 1999. New Pterodontinae (Creodonta: Hyaenodontidae) from the late Eocene-early Oligocene Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum province, Egypt. PaleoBios 19(2):1-18
Belongs to Pterodon according to P. A. Holroyd 1999
Sister taxa: Pterodon africanus, Pterodon dasyuroides, Pterodon hyaenoides, Pterodon leptognathus, Pterodon magnus, Pterodon nyanzae, Pterodon phiomensis
Type specimen: CGM FN 84-244
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation) (Oligocene of Egypt)
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