Parvavorodon
Extinct genus of mammals
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Parvavorodon ("small devouring tooth") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta, that lived in North Africa (Morocco and Algeria) from the early to middle Eocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species P. gheerbranti.[1]
| Parvavorodon Temporal range: early to middle Eocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | †Hyaenodonta |
| Genus: | †Parvavorodon Solé et al., 2013[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Parvavorodon gheerbranti Solé et al., 2013[1] | |