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Extinct clade of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Teratodontinae ("monstrous teeth") is a subfamily of extinct hyaenodonts. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from Middle Eocene to Late Miocene deposits in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia.[1]
Teratodontidae Middle | |
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Comparison of various Early to Middle Miocene hyaenodonts, including the hyainailurids Hyainailouros sulzeri (top) and Megistotherium osteothlastes (center), and teratodontid Dissopsalis carnifex | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Hyaenodonta |
Family: | †Teratodontidae Savage, 1965 |
Subfamily: | †Teratodontinae Savage, 1965 |
Type genus | |
†Teratodon Savage, 1965 | |
Genera | |
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The genus Teratodon was named in 1965.[2]
The name of the subfamily translates as "monstrous teeth" (from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras) 'monster', from Ancient Greek ὀδών (odon) 'tooth' and taxonomic suffix "-inae".
A list of included genera based on Borths & Seiffert (2017)[3] and Borths & Stevens (2017)[1] with the 2021 addition of Ekweeconfractus.[4]
Additionally, Metasinopa is sometimes included in the subfamily.[6]
Phylogeny of Teratodontinae from Borths & Stevens (2017):[1]
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Phylogeny of Teratodontinae from the 2021 description of Ekweeconfractus:
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