Arfia palustris Tong and Wang 2006 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Alternative combination: Anthracoxyaena palustris

Full reference: Y. Tong and J. Wang. 2006. Fossil Mammals from the Early Eocene Wutu Formation of Shandong Province. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C 192(28):1-195

Belongs to Arfia according to F. Solé et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Arfia gingerichi, Arfia junnei, Arfia langebadreae, Arfia opisthotoma, Arfia shoshoniensis, Arfia zele

Type specimen: IVPP V10722, a mandible

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Changle Coal Mine (Eocene of China)

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