Eomakhaira

Eomakhaira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Sparassodonta
Genus: †Eomakhaira
Engelman et al., 2020
Species:
†E. molossus
Binomial name
†Eomakhaira molossus
Engelman et al., 2020

Eomakhaira is an extinct genus of sparassodont known from the Oligocene Abanico Formation of Chile. It contains a single species, Eomakhaira molossus. Initially described as a thylacosmilid, subsequent research has supported a position outside of this clade.

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