Sinonyx jiashanensis Zhou et al. 1995 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Full reference: X. Zhou, R. Zhai, P. D. Gingerich and L. Chen. 1995. Skull of a new mesonychid (Mammalia, Mesonychia) from the late Paleocene of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(2):387-400

Belongs to Sinonyx according to X. Zhou et al. 1995

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V10760, a skull (cranium and dentaries). Its type locality is Mingguang, Tujinshan, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Tujinshan Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mingguang, Tujinshan

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