†Orienspterodon dahkoensis Chow 1975 (creodont)
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Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Alternative combination: Pterodon dahkoensis
Full reference: M.-C. Chow. 1975. Some Carnivores from the Eocene of China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 13(3):165-168
Belongs to Orienspterodon according to N. Egi et al. 2007
See also Peigné et al. 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PGM-V 1297, a mandible. Its type locality is Shiwopu, Dahko, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Lumeiyi Formation of China.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (3 collections), Myanmar (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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