Apterodontinae

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Hyaenodonta
Superfamily:Hyainailouroidea
Apterodontinae
Temporal range: 39.6–27.8 Ma Late Eocene to Middle Oligocene
Two views of the skull of
Apterodon macrognathus
Apterodon macrognathus life restoration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyaenodonta
Superfamily: Hyainailouroidea
Family: Hyainailouridae
Subfamily: Apterodontinae
Szalay, 1967[1]
Type genus
Apterodon
Fischer, 1880
Genera
Synonyms
  • Apterodontini (Szalay, 1967)

Apterodontinae ("without winged tooth") is an extinct subfamily of hyaenodonts from extinct paraphyletic family Hyainailouridae, specialised for aquatic, otter-like habits.[2] They lived in Africa and Europe from the late Eocene to middle Oligocene.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

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