Cartierodon is an extinct genus of hyaenodontid hyaenodont that existed in Switzerland during the Lutetian stage of the Eocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the single species C. egerkingensis.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Hyaenodonta |
| Family: | †Hyaenodontidae |
| Genus: | †Cartierodon |
| Species: | †C. egerkingensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Cartierodon egerkingensis Solé and Mennecart, 2019
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References
edit- ^ Solé, Floréal; Mennecart, Bastien (2019). "A large hyaenodont from the Lutetian of Switzerland expands the body mass range of the European mammalian predators during the Eocene". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 64 (2). doi:10.4202/app.00581.2018. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Cartierodon egerkingensis". Paleodiversity Database.
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