Pterodon (mammal)

Not to be confused with Pteranodon.

Not to be confused with Pterodon (plant).

Pterodon Temporal range: Late Eocene
Pterodon dasyuroides skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Hyaenodonta
Superfamily:	†Hyainailouroidea
Family:	†Hyainailouridae
Subfamily:	†Hyainailourinae
Tribe:	†Hyainailourini
Subtribe:	†Pterodontina Lavrov, 1999
Genus:	†Pterodon Blainville, 1839
Type species
†Pterodon dasyuroides Blainville, 1839
Synonyms
synonyms of species: P. dasyuroides: Pterodon biincisivus (Filhol, 1876) Pterodon coquandi (Pictet, 1853) Pterodon dasuyroides (Lavrov, 1999) Pterodon parisiensis (Blainville, 1841) Pterodon quercyi (Filhol, 1882)

Pterodon ("winged tooth") is an extinct genus of superficially wolf-like hyainailurids from subtribe Pterodontina within polyphyletic tribe Hyainailourini in paraphyletic subfamily Hyainailourinae, that lived in late Eocene Europe.

Classification and phylogeny

Taxonomy

Pterodon nyanzae is now considered to be synonymous with Hyainailouros. Likewise, the putative Asian species P. dahkoensis is now assigned to its own genus, Orienspterodon.

Phylogeny

The phylogenetic relationships of genus Pterodon are shown in the following cladogram:

†Hyaenodonta	†Eoproviverra       †Boualitomidae           †Arfiidae     †Limnocyonidae       †Sinopidae       †Hyaenodontoidea         †Gazinocyon     †Pyrocyon       †Galecyon    †Afro‑Arabian clade      †Indohyaenodontidae     †Glibzegdouia       †Parvavorodon         †Koholiidae     †Tritemnodon       †Furodon     †Kyawdawia     †Paratritemnodon     †Teratodontidae     †Hyainailouroidea   †Apterodontinae       †Orienspterodon       †Hyainailourinae     †Hemipsalodon    ?  †Ischnognathus   †Akhnatenavus clade     †Akhnatenavus       †Paroxyaenini     †"Pterodon" sp. (BC 15’08)     †Hyainailourinae sp. (UON 84-359)     †Hyainailourinae sp. C (DPC 9243 & DPC 10315)     †Hyainailourinae sp. D (DPC 6545)         †Hyainailourinae sp. A (DPC 6555)     †"Pterodon" africanus     †Parapterodon       †"Pterodon" sp. (DPC 5036)     †"Pterodon" phiomensis   †Hyainailourini         †Kerberos     †"Pterodon" syrtos   †Pterodon clade      †Pterodontina   †Pterodon  †Pterodon dasyuroides               †Falcatodon     †Sectisodon       †Exiguodon     †Isohyaenodon zadoki           †Isohyaenodon  (†Isohyaenodontina)   †Isohyaenodon andrewsi       †Sivapterodon     †Hyainailouros bugtiensis         †Hyainailouros napakensis   †Hyainailouros       †Hyainailouros sulzeri     †Hyainailourinae sp. (GSN AD 100’96)       †Simbakubwa         †Leakitheriini     †Megistotherium         †Mlanyama     †Metapterodontini         †Pakakali     †Prionogalidae	†Lahimia clade †Arfia clade †Galecyon clade †Indohyaenodon clade †Tritemnodon clade †Kyawdawia clade †Hyainailouridae