†Lophocion asiaticus Wang and Tong 1997 (condylarth)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Full reference: J. Wang and Y. Tong. 1997. A new phenacodontid condylarth (Mammalia) from the Early Eocene of the Wutu Basin, Shandong. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 35(4):283-289
Belongs to Lophocion according to J. Wang and Y. Tong 1997
Sister taxon: Lophocion grangeri
Type specimen: IVPP V10707, a maxilla. Its type locality is Changle Coal Mine, which is in an Eocene terrestrial coal in the Wutu Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Changle Coal Mine
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