Name:
Metapterodon.
Phonetic: Me-tap-teh-ro-don
Named By: Stromer - 1926.
Classification: Chordata, Mammalia,
Hyaenodonta, Hyainailouridae.
Species: M. kaiseri
(type), M. stromeri .
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Kenya - Rusinga Island,
Namibia - Elisabeth Bay Formation.
Time period: Early Miocene.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.
Metapterodon
is a genus of creodont that lived in Africa during the early Miocene.
A former species of Metapterodon, M.
schlosseri, has now been
assigned to its own genus, Falcatodon.
Additionally, another
species of Metapterodon, M. markgrafi,
has been moved to the
Sectisodon
genus.
Further reading
- A new creodont Metapterodon stromeri nov.
sp. (Hyaenodontidae,
Mammalia) from the Early Miocene of Langental (Sperrgebiet,
Namibia). - Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie
II. Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes 327(9):633-638. -
J. Morales, M. Pickford & D. Soria - 1998.