Matthodon, Lange-Badre & Haubold, 1990

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MATTHODON LANGE- BADRÉ & HAUBOLD, 1990

Emended diagnosis (reformulated from

Lange-Badré & Haubold, 1990)

This large proviverrine, which is slightly smaller than Prodissopsalis eocaenicus , is characterized by short, robust premolars bearing a large mesial cusp, which increases in size from P 1 to P 4, and a semicircular talonid, which bears thick folds of enamel, a singlerooted P 1, very small (vestigial on M 3) metaconid, protoconid as long as paraconid, mesially located paraconid, convex lingual face of protoconid separating paraconid and metaconid, very short and narrow talonid bearing poorly individualized cusps, talonid on M 3 shorter than that of M 2 and filled in by folds of enamel, lingually located hypoconid, M 1 longer than P 4, two-rooted P 3, three-rooted P 4, metacone taller than paracone, large stylar shelf and reduced protocone on molars; dental formula 2,1,4,3.

Type species

Matthodon tritens Lange-Badré & Haubold, 1990 .

Referred species

Matthodon menui ( Rich, 1971) comb. nov.

Type locality

MP11 , Geiseltal ( Germany) .

Distribution

MP 10, Chavot, Monthelon, Cuis, Mancy and Grauves ( France); MP 11, Geiseltal ( Germany).