Furodon Explained

Furodon is an extinct genus of hyaenodont that inhabited North Africa during the Eocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species F. crocheti.[1]

Distribution

Fossils of F. crocheti are known from Algeria and Tunisia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Solé . Floréal . Lhuillier . Julie . Adaci . Mohammed . Bensalah . Mustapha . Mahboubi . M’hammed . Tabuce . Rodolphe . 3 April 2013 . The hyaenodontidans from the Gour Lazib area (?Early Eocene, Algeria): implications concerning the systematics and the origin of the Hyainailourinae and Teratodontinae . . en . 12 . 3 . 303–322 . 10.1080/14772019.2013.795196 . 1477-2019 . 7 November 2024 . Taylor and Francis Online.
  2. Solé . Floreal . Essid . E. . Marzougui . W. . Temani . R. . Khayati Ammar . H. . Mahboubi . M'hammed . Marivaux . L. . Vianey-Liaud . M. . Tabuce . Rodolphe . 2016 . New fossils of Hyaenodonta (Mammalia) from the Eocene localities of Chambi (Tunisia) and Bir el Ater (Algeria), and the evolution of the earliest African hyaenodonts . . en . 19 . 3 . 10.26879/598 . 1094-8074 . 8 November 2024.

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