Furodon
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Furodon ("tooth of a thief") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta, that lived in North Africa (Tunisia and Algeria)[1][2] from the early to middle Eocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species F. crocheti.
| Furodon Temporal range: Early to Middle Eocene | |
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| lower jaw of Furodon crocheti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | †Hyaenodonta |
| Genus: | †Furodon Solé et al., 2013[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Furodon crocheti Solé et al., 2013[1] | |