Lesmesodon

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Lesmesodon
Temporal range: 50.8–46.3 
Ma
↓
 Early to Middle Eocene
Fossil of Lesmesodon edingeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Hyaenodonta
Superfamily: †Hyaenodontoidea
Family: †Proviverridae
Genus: †Lesmesodon
Morlo & Habersetzer, 1999
Type species
†Lesmesodon edingeri
Springhorn, 1982
Species
  • †L. behnkeae (Morlo & Habersetzer, 1999)[1]
  • †L. edingeri (Springhorn, 1982)[2]
  • †L. gunnelli (Solé, 2021)[3]
Synonyms
synonyms of species:
  • L. edingeri:
    • Proviverra edingeri (Springhorn, 1982)

Lesmesodon ("tooth from

Messel Pit in Germany. Lesmesodon was a weasel-sized carnivorous mammal.[5]

References

  1. ^ Michael Morlo & Jörg Habersetzer (1999.) "The Hyaenodontidae (Creodonta, Mammalia) from the lower Middle Eocene (MP 11) of Messel (Germany) with special remarks on new x-ray methods" CFS Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 216, 31-73.
  2. ^ Springhorn, R. (1982.) "Neue Raubtiere (Mammalia: Creodonta et Carnivora) aus dem Lutetium der Grube Messel (Deutschland)." Palaeontographica Abteilung A, 179, 105–141.
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  5. ^ "Episode 6 Field Guide: Tiny Horses, Galloping Crocs, and Fossilized Jungles". Past Time Paleo. 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
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