Sectisodon markgrafi ( HOLROYD , 1999)

Morales, Jorge & Pickford, Martin, 2017, New Hyaenodonts (Ferae, Mammalia) From The Early Miocene Of Napak (Uganda), Koru (Kenya) And Grillental (Namibia), Fossil Imprint 73 (3 - 4), pp. 332-359 : 346

Sectisodon markgrafi ( HOLROYD, 1999)

1909? Metasinopa ; Osborn, p. 423.

1965 Metasinopa (?); Savage, p. 264.

1999 Metapterodon markgrafi ; Holroyd, p. 11.

H o l o t y p e. Left maxilla containing alveoli for C – Pl, roots of P2 – P3, partial P4, Ml and partial M2 (AMNH 14452).

T y p e l o c a l i t y. Fayum, Egypt.

D i a g n o s i s. See Holroyd (1999).

D i s c u s s i o n. As defined by Holroyd (1999) Sectisodon markgrafi possesses highly sectorial molars with complete fusion of the paracone-metacone and strong reduction of the protocone, which is nevertheless visible in occlusal view. It is quite a bit larger than the Napak species, and the greater development of the protocone in the upper molars differentiates it from S. occultus .