| Morlodon Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | † Hyaenodonta |
| Subfamily: | † Proviverrinae |
| Genus: | † Morlodon Solé, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| †Morlodon vellerei Solé, 2013 | |
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