†Pterodon africanus Andrews 1903 (placental)
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Mammalia - Hyaenodonta - Hyainailouridae
Belongs to Pterodon according to P. D. Polly 1996
See also Andrews 1906 and Savage 1965
Sister taxa: Pterodon dasyuroides, Pterodon hyaenoides, Pterodon leptognathus, Pterodon magnus, Pterodon nyanzae, Pterodon phiomensis, Pterodon syrtos
Type specimen: BMNH M 8503, a mandible
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Egypt (1)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Egypt (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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