Metapterodon ("next to Pterodon") is an extinct genus of hyainailourid hyaenodonts of the tribe Metapterodontini withnin paraphyletic subfamily Hyainailourinae, that lived in Africa during the early Oligocene to early Miocene. Fossils of Metapterodon were recovered from the Egypt, Uganda, Elisabeth Bay Formation in Namibia, and Rusinga Island and Karungu in Kenya. Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy The Paleogene species Metapterodon schlosseri and Metapterodon markgrafi have been reassigned to Falcatodon and Sectisodon respectively. Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus Metapterodon are shown in the following cladogram: See also Mammal classification Hyainailourinae References Hyaenodonts Oligocene mammals of Africa Miocene mammals of Africa Fossils of Kenya Fossils of Namibia Fossil taxa described in 1926 Prehistoric placental genera