Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Alternative combination: Pterodon macrognathus

Full reference: C. W. Andrews. 1904. Further notes on the mammals of the Eocene of Egypt. Part III. Geological Magazine, London Ser. 5 1:211-215

Belongs to Apterodon according to B. Lange-Badré and M. Böhme 2005

Sister taxa: Apterodon altidens, Apterodon gaudryi, Apterodon intermedius, Apterodon saghensis

Type specimen: CGM 8982, a mandible

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore