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Taxonomy
Orienspterodon was named by Egi et al. (2007) [Mammalia, Creodonta, Hyaenodontidae, Hyaenaelurinae.]. Its type is Pterodon dahkoensis.
It was assigned to Hyaenaelurinae by Egi et al. (2007); and to Hyainailourinae by Borths and Stevens (2017).
It was assigned to Hyaenaelurinae by Egi et al. (2007); and to Hyainailourinae by Borths and Stevens (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Orienspterodon Egi et al. |
| 2017 | Orienspterodon Borths and Stevens |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene | China (Yunnan) | Pterodon dahkoensis (179573) | |
| Middle Eocene | China (Henan) | O. dahkoensis (42165) Pterodon dahkoensis (180849) | |
| Bartonian | Myanmar | O. dahkoensis (41108) |