Palaeostylops Matthew and Granger 1925 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Arctostylopidae

Synonym: Gashatostylops Cifelli et al. 1989

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. Fauna and correlation of the Gashato Formation of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 189:1-12

Parent taxon: Arctostylopidae according to P. Missiaen et al. 2012

See also Carroll 1988, Matthew and Granger 1925, Matthew et al. 1929, Missiaen et al. 2006, Tong and Wang 2006 and Wang et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Anatolostylops, Arctostylopinae, Arctostylops, Asiostylopinae, Bothriostylopinae, Enantiostylops, Kazachostylopinae, Sinostylops, Stenostylops, Wanostylops

Subtaxa: Palaeostylops iturus Palaeostylops macrodon

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Type: Palaeostylops iturus

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of China (5 collections), Mongolia (2)

Total: 7 collections including 11 occurrences

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