A new hypercarnivorous hyaenodont from the Eocene of South China
A new hyaenodont Maocyon peregrinus, gen. et sp. nov., is described based on a partial skull and associated mandible from the upper Eocene Youganwo Formation at Maoming locality in Guangdong Province, China. It shows certain similarities with the Hyainailouroidea in the skull structure, including an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1076819/full |