Lophocion asiaticus Wang and Tong 1997 (condylarth)

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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