Orienspterodon

Orienspterodon
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:†Creodonta
Family:†Hyaenodontidae
Genus:†Orienspterodon
Egi, Tsubamoto, and Takai, 2007
Species
  • O. dahkoensis (Chow, 1975) (type)

Orienspterodon is an extinct genus of hyaenodontid creodont that lived in China and Myanmar during the middle Eocene. It was originally assigned to Pterodon in 1975,[1] but was eventually assigned to its own genus in 2007.[2] Although classified as a member of Hyainailouridae by Egi et al., dental characteristics suggest placement in Hyaenodontidae as a close relative of South Asian members of Proviverrinae.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Chow, M.-C. (1975). "Some Carnivores from the Eocene of China". Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 13 (3): 165–168.
  2. ↑ Egi, N.; Tsubamato, T.; Takai, M. (2007). "Systematic Status of Asian "Pterodon" and Early Evolution of Hyaenaelurine Hyaenodontid Creodonts". Journal of Paleontology. 81 (4): 770–778. doi:10.1666/pleo0022-3360(2007)081[0770:SSOAPA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4498825.
  3. ↑ Lewis ME, Morlo M (2010) Creodonta. In Werdelin L, Sanders WJ, editors. Cenozoic mammals of Africa. University of California Press. pp. 543–560.


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