Orientictis Huang and Zheng 2005 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae

Full reference: X.-S. Huang and J.-J. Zheng. 2005. A new viverravid (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the Late Eocene of Tianyang, Guangxi. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 43(3):231-236

Parent taxon: Viverravidae according to X.-S. Huang and J.-J. Zheng 2005

Sister taxa: Deltatherium durini, Didymictis, Preonictis, Protictis, Simpsonictis, Variviverra, Viverravus, Viverriscus, Raphictis, Intyrictis

Subtaxa: Orientictis spanios

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Type: Orientictis spanios

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at 5 km NE of Tianyang County Town (Eocene of China)

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