Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Full reference: E. L. Simons and P. D. Gingerich. 1976. A new species of Apterodon (Mammalia, Creodonta) from the upper Eocene Qasr el-Sagha Formation of Egypt. Postilla 168:1-9
Belongs to Apterodon according to C. Grohé et al. 2012
See also Lange-Badré and Böhme 2005
Sister taxa: Apterodon altidens, Apterodon gaudryi, Apterodon intermedius, Apterodon langebadreae, Apterodon macrognathus, Apterodon rauenbergensis
Type specimen: CGM 40006, a mandible (a left mandible with the root of the lower canine, the crowns of P2-4> and the damaged crown of Mi). Its type locality is Qasr el-Sagha Loc., which is in a Priabonian marine shale/sandstone in the Qasr el-Sagha Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Qasr el-Sagha Loc.
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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