A large hyaenodont from the Lutetian of Switzerland expands the body mass range of the European mammalian predators during the Eocene

We here present a new hyaenodont genus and species from the Lutetian locality of Egerkingen γ (Switzerland; MP13?): Cartierodon egerkingensis gen. et sp. nov. The new taxon is represented by numerous dental elements, mostly isolated teeth. The molars show typical features of a hypercarnivorous preda...

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Main Authors: Floréal Solé, Bastien Mennecart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2019-06-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app64/app005812018.pdf