Teratodontidae
| Teratodontidae | |
|---|---|
| lower jaw of Brychotherium ephalmos | |
| skull of Masrasector nananubis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Hyaenodonta |
| Superfamily: | †Hyainailouroidea |
| Family: | †Teratodontidae Savage, 1965 |
| Subfamily: | †Teratodontinae Savage, 1965 |
| Type genus | |
| †Teratodon Savage, 1965 | |
| Genera | |
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Teratodontidae ("monstrous teeth") is a family of extinct predatory mammals within the polyphyletic superfamily Hyainailouroidea within extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from Middle Eocene to Late Miocene deposits in Africa and Asia.