Abdounodus
| Abdounodus Temporal range: Paleocene 61–59 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Condylarthra |
| Family: | Mioclaenidae |
| Genus: | Abdounodus Gheerbrant & Sudre, 2001 |
| Species: | A. hamdii |
| Binomial name | |
| Abdounodus hamdii Gheerbrant & Sudre, 2001 | |
Abdounodus ("Abdoun tooth") is an extinct genus of condylarths (archaic ungulates) in the family Mioclaenidae, known from the middle Paleocene of northern Africa. The sole species, A. hamdii, is known from teeth discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of present-day Morocco in 2001.[1]
References
- ↑ Gheerbrant, Emmanuel; Sudre, Jean; Iarochene, Mohamed; Moumni, Abdelkader (2001). "First ascertained African "Condylarth" mammals (primitive ungulates: cf. Bulbulodentata and cf. Phenacodonta) from the earliest Ypresian of the Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21 (1): 107–118. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0107:FAACMP]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4524176.
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