Ekweeconfractus

Ekweeconfractus is a genus of teratodontine carnivorous hyaenodont known from 17 million year old deposits at the Moruorot site in Kenya. Known from a single skull with an intact cranium, it is estimated to have weighed around 15 kilograms (33 lb), similar in size to a large fox. The genus contains only a single known species, Ekweeconfractus amorui, the full scientific name of which translates as "broken fox of stone". The researchers who described and named the fossil were able to conduct a CT scan of the cranial cavity, revealing that the animal had a comparatively large neocortex for the overall size of its brain, and an estimated encephalisation quotient of 0.54, similar to that of other contemporary African hyaenodonts, but lower than that of Hyaenodon.[1]

Ekweeconfractus Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Hyaenodonta
Family:	†Teratodontidae
Genus:	†Ekweeconfractus Flink et al., 2021
Species:	†E. amorui
Binomial name
†Ekweeconfractus amorui Flink et al., 2021