Cartierodon

Cartierodon Temporal range: 44.9–43.5  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ middle Eocene
fossil remains of C. egerkingensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	† Hyaenodonta
Superfamily:	† Hyaenodontoidea
Family:	† Hyaenodontidae
Genus:	† Cartierodon Solé & Mennecart, 2019
Type species
†Cartierodon egerkingensis Solé & Mennecart, 2019 [1]

Cartierodon ("Cartier's tooth ") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct family Hyaenodontidae, that existed in Europe (Switzerland and France) during the middle Eocene epoch (Lutetian stage). It is a monotypic genus that contains the single species C. egerkingensis. ^{[1] [2]}

References

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.