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Cartierodon

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Cartierodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyaenodonta
Family: Hyaenodontidae
Genus: Cartierodon
Species:
C. egerkingensis
Binomial name
Cartierodon egerkingensis
Solé and Mennecart, 2019

Cartierodon is an extinct genus of hyaenodontid hyaenodont that existed in Switzerland during the Lutetian stage of the Eocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the single species C. egerkingensis.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Solé, Floréal; Mennecart, Bastien (2019). "A large hyaenodont from the Lutetian of Switzerland expands the body mass range of the European mammalian predators during the Eocene". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 64 (2). doi:10.4202/app.00581.2018. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Cartierodon egerkingensis". Paleodiversity Database.