†Paracolodon Matthew and Granger 1925 (odd-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Helaletidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. New ungulates from the Ardyn Obo Formation of Mongolia, with faunal list and remarks on correlation. American Museum Novitates 195:1-12
Parent taxon: Helaletidae according to B. Bai et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, Matthew and Granger 1925 and Prothero and Schoch 1989
Sister taxa: Chasmotheriinae, Desmatotherium, Helaletinae, Jhagirilophus, Vastanolophus
Subtaxa: Paracolodon curtus Paracolodon fissus Paracolodon inceptus
Type: Paracolodon inceptus
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Ergilin Dzo [AMNH] (Eocene of Mongolia)
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