Apterodontinae ("without winged tooth") is an extinct subfamily of hyaenodonts from extinct paraphyletic family Hyainailouridae, specialised for aquatic, otter-like habits. They lived in Africa and Europe from the late Eocene to middle Oligocene.B. Lange-Badré and M. Böhme (2005.) "Apterodon intermedius, sp. nov., a new European Creodont Mammal from MP22 of Espenhain (Germany)." Annales de Paléontologie 91:311-328M. Morlo, E. R. Miller and A. N. El-Barkooky (2007.) "Creodonta and Carnivora from Wadi Moghra, Egypt." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(1):145-159
Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy Subfamily: †Apterodontinae Genus: †Apterodon †Apterodon altidens †Apterodon gaudryi †Apterodon langebadreae †Apterodon macrognathus †Apterodon rauenbergensis †Apterodon saghensis †Apterodon sp. [Dur At-Talah escarpment, Libya] Genus: †Quasiapterodon †Quasiapterodon minutus
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