Sarkastodon henanensis Tong and Lei 1986 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Full reference: Y. Tong and Y. Lei. 1986. Fossil Creodonts and Carnivores (Mammalia) from the Hetaoyuan Eocene of Henan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 24(3):210-221

Belongs to Sarkastodon according to Y. Tong and Y. Lei 1986

Sister taxon: Sarkastodon mongoliensis

Type specimen: IVPP V7998, a tooth. Its type locality is Shipigou, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hetaoyuan Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Shipigou

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