†Pterodon dasyuroides Blainville 1839 (creodont)
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Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Full reference: H.M. Blainville. 1839. Ostéographie, ou, Description iconographique comparée du squelette et du système dentaire des Mammifères récents et fossiles : pour servir de base à la zoologie et à la géologie
Belongs to Pterodon according to P. D. Polly 1996
See also Blainville 1839
Sister taxa: Pterodon africanus, Pterodon hyaenoides, Pterodon leptognathus, Pterodon magnus, Pterodon nyanzae, Pterodon phiomensis, Pterodon syrtos
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Eocene of France (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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