Zhigdenia Lopatin 2006 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Pantolestoidae

Full reference: A. V. Lopatin. 2006. Early Paleogene insectivore mammals of Asia and establishment of the major groups of Insectivora. Paleontological Journal 40(3):S205-S405

Parent taxon: Pantolestinae according to A. V. Lopatin 2006

Sister taxa: Bouffinomus, Chadronia, Oboia, Opsiclaenodon

Subtaxa: Zhigdenia nemegetica

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Type: Zhigdenia nemegetica

Ecology: amphibious piscivore-durophage

Distribution: found only at Naran Bulak, Nemegt Depression (Paleocene of Mongolia)

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