Eomakhaira

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sparassodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Ordo: †Sparassodonta

Familia: †Thylacosmilidae
Genus: †Eomakhaira
Species: †E. molossus

Name

Eomakhaira Engelman, Flynn, Wyss & Croft, 2020: 8

Gender: masculine

Etymology: "Greek root Eos, meaning 'dawn,' and makhaira, a type of short sword or large knife ... in reference to the bladelike canines of thylacosmilines" [Engelman et al., 2020: 10]

References

Primary references

• Engelman, R.K., Flynn, J.J., Wyss, A.R. & Croft, D.A. 2020. Eomakhaira molossus, A New Saber-Toothed Sparassodont (Metatheria: Thylacosmilinae) from the Early Oligocene (?Tinguirirican) Cachapoal Locality, Andean Main Range, Chile. American Museum Novitates 3957: 1–75. DOI: 10.1206/3957.1 hdl: 2246/7235 ResearchGate Reference page.