Cartierodon
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| Cartierodon Temporal range: middle Eocene | |
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| fossil remains of C. egerkingensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
