Name: Sarkastodon (Flesh tearing tooth).
Phonetic: Sar-kas-toe-don.
Named By: Granger - 1938.
Classification: Chordata, Mammalia, Creodonta, Oxyaenidae.
Species: S. mongoliensis (type).
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Reconstructed skull length about 46 centimetres long.
Known locations: Mongolia - Irdin Manha Formation, further material attributed from the Ulan Shireb Beds.
Time period: Priabonian of the Eocene.
Fossil representation: Skulls and mandibles (lower jaws).
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