†Apterodon altidens Schlosser 1910 (creodont)
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Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Belongs to Apterodon according to C. Grohé et al. 2012
See also Lange-Badré and Böhme 2005 and Solé et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Apterodon gaudryi, Apterodon intermedius, Apterodon langebadreae, Apterodon macrognathus, Apterodon rauenbergensis, Apterodon saghensis
Type specimen: YPM 18160, a mandible
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Lower fossil wood zone (Oligocene of Egypt)
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