Apterodon altidens Schlosser 1910 (creodont)

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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