Metapterodon ("next to Pterodon") is an extinct genus of hyainailourid hyaenodonts of the subfamily Hyainailourinae, that lived in Africa during the early Oligocene to early Miocene.[8] Fossils of Metapterodon were recovered from the Egypt, Uganda, Elisabeth Bay Formation in Namibia, and Rusinga Island and Karungu in Kenya.[9]
| Metapterodon | |
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| part of a lower jaw of Metapterodon brachycephalus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Hyaenodonta |
| Superfamily: | †Hyainailouroidea |
| Family: | †Hyainailouridae |
| Subfamily: | †Hyainailourinae |
| Tribe: | †Metapterodontini Morales & Pickford, 2017[1] |
| Genus: | †Metapterodon Stromer, 1926 |
| Type species | |
| †Metapterodon kaiseri Stromer, 1926 | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Classification and phylogeny
Taxonomy
The Paleogene species Metapterodon schlosseri and Metapterodon markgrafi have been reassigned to Falcatodon and Sectisodon respectively.[1]