Creodonta and Carnivora from the Early Miocene of the Northern Sperrgebiet, Namibia

J. Morales, M. Pickford, and M. J. Salesa

2008

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Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia 20:291-310

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Leptoplesictis namibiensis
• Leptoplesictis senutae
• Namasector
• Namasector soriae
• Prionogalidae

Taxonomy:

• Metapterodon kaiseri belongs to Metapterodon - Morales et al. (2008)
• Metapterodon stromeri belongs to Metapterodon - Morales et al. (2008)
• Teratodontinae belongs to Creodonta - Morales et al. (2008)
• Prionogalidae belongs to Creodonta - Morales et al. (2008)
• Namasector soriae belongs to Namasector - Morales et al. (2008)
• Namasector belongs to Prionogalidae - Morales et al. (2008)
• Leptoplesictis senutae belongs to Leptoplesictis - Morales et al. (2008)
• Leptoplesictis belongs to Viverridae - Morales et al. (2008)
• Leptoplesictis namibiensis belongs to Leptoplesictis - Morales et al. (2008)
• Afrosmilus africanus belongs to Afrosmilus - Morales et al. (2008)
• Afrosmilus belongs to Afrosmilini - Morales et al. (2008)
• Afrosmilini belongs to Barbourofelidae - Morales et al. (2008)
• Prionogale belongs to Prionogalidae - Morales et al. (2008)