Eomakhaira | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | † Sparassodonta |
Genus: | † Eomakhaira Engelman et al., 2020 |
Species: | †E. molossus |
Binomial name | |
†Eomakhaira molossus Engelman et al., 2020 | |
Eomakhaira is an extinct genus of sparassodont known from the Oligocene Abanico Formation of Chile. It contains a single species, Eomakhaira molossus. Initially described as a thylacosmilid, subsequent research has supported a position outside of this clade. [1] [2]