Eomakhaira
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| Eomakhaira | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
