Sectisodon

Sek-te-so-don.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2012, December 6). Sectisodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/sectisodon/

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Name

Sectisodon.

Phonetic

Sek-te-so-don.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Creodonta.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬occultus,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬markgrafi

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Egypt.‭ ‬Uganda.

Time Period

Early Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Sectisodon is a genus of creodont that lived in Africa during the early Miocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New Hyaenodonts‭ (‬Ferae,‭ ‬Mammalia‭) ‬from the early Miocene of Napak‭ (‬Uganda‭)‬,‭ ‬Koru‭ (‬Kenya‭) ‬and Grillental‭ (‬Namibia‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Fossil Imprint‭ ‬73‭(‬3-4‭)‬:332-359.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Morales and M.‭ ‬Pickford‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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