Callistoe

Callistoe
Temporal range: Early Eocene
Mandible of Callistoe vincei. AIBIGEO-P 110, right dentary partially preserved, in lateral view. The position of the isolated canine and p1 was inferred from the proportion in the holotype; B complete dentary of the type specimen (PVL 4187). Scale bar: 5 cm.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Sparassodonta
Family: †Proborhyaenidae
Genus: †Callistoe
Babot et al, 2002
Species:
†C. vincei
Binomial name
†Callistoe vincei
Babot et al, 2002

Callistoe is an extinct genus of sparassodont. It lived during the Early Eocene, and its fossilized remains were found in South America.

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