†Apterodon Fischer 1880 (creodont)
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Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Synonym: Dasyurodon Andreae 1887
Parent taxon: Apterodontinae according to M. R. Borths and N. J. Stevens 2017
See also Andrews 1906, Grohé et al. 2012, Lange-Badré and Böhme 2005, McKenna and Bell 1997, Savage 1965, Solé et al. 2014 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxon: Quasiapterodon
Subtaxa: Apterodon altidens Apterodon gaudryi Apterodon intermedius Apterodon langebadreae Apterodon macrognathus Apterodon rauenbergensis Apterodon saghensis
Type: Apterodon gaudryi
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (5 collections), France (1), Germany (4), Kenya (3)
• Eocene of Egypt (3), Libya (5)
Total: 21 collections including 22 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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