Metapterodontini, Morales & Pickford, 2017
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https://doi.org/ 10.2478/if-2017-0019 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FB2F7E-F40B-FFDE-FC5C-FDAB5F6DFC75 |
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Diego |
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Metapterodontini |
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trib. nov. |
Tribe Metapterodontini trib. nov.
T y p e g e n u s. Metapterodon STROMER, 1926 .
D i a g n o s i s. Hyainailourinae with sectorial upper molars (M2 – M1) with the paracone and metacone subequal in size and fused together, nevertheless with a moderate vertical groove between the two cusps. It has a strong protocone united to the rest of the tooth by a long, narrow isthmus. Lower molars with metaconid, with unicuspidate talonid which is very reduced in the m3. Premolars gracile.
I n c l u d e d g e n e r a. Type genus only.
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