In Depth
Falcatodon is a genus of Creodont that lived in Egypt during the early Oligocene. Falcatodon was originally described as a species of Metapterodon before being re-described as a distinct genus in 2017.
Further Reading
- New Pterodontinae (Creodonta: Hyaenodontidae) from the late Eocene–early Oligocene Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum Province, Egypt. – PaleoBios, 19(2): 1–18. - P. A. Holroyd - 1999. - New Hyaenodonts (Ferae, Mammalia) from the early Miocene of Napak (Uganda), Koru (Kenya) and Grillental (Namibia). - Fossil Imprint 73(3-4):332-359. - J. Morales & M. Pickford - 2017.
