†Apterodon macrognathus Andrews 1904 (creodont)
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Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Alternative combination: Pterodon macrognathus
Full reference: C. W. Andrews. 1904. Further notes on the mammals of the Eocene of Egypt. Part III. Geological Magazine, London Ser. 5 1:211-215
Belongs to Apterodon according to C. Grohé et al. 2012
See also Andrews 1904, Andrews 1906, Lange-Badré and Böhme 2005 and Solé et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Apterodon altidens, Apterodon gaudryi, Apterodon intermedius, Apterodon langebadreae, Apterodon rauenbergensis, Apterodon saghensis
Type specimen: CGM 8982, a mandible
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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