Metapterodon

Metapterodon is an extinct genus of hyaenodont mammal of the family Hyainailouridae that lived in Africa during the Early Miocene. Fossils of "Metapterodon" were recovered from the Elisabeth Bay Formation, Namibia and Rusinga Island and Karungu, Kenya.
Taxonomy.
The Paleogene species "Metapterodon schlosseri" and "M. markgrafi" have been reassigned to "Falcatodon" and "Sectisodon" respectively, rendering "Metapterodon" an exclusively early Miocene genus.