Where: Mongolia (45.2° N, 101.6° E: paleocoordinates 46.7° N, 99.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Hsanda Gol Formation, Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, sandy claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Collected by Third Asiatic Expedition in 1925; reposited in the AMNH
Primary reference: X. Wang, M. C. McKenna, and D. Dashzeveg. 2005. Amphicticeps and Amphicynodon (Arctoidea, Carnivora) from Hsanda Gol Formation, Central Mongolia and phylogeny of basal arctoids with comments on zoogeography. American Museum Novitates 3483:1-57 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 53977: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.09.2005, edited by John Alroy and Philip Mannion
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Amphicticeps shacklefordi carnivoran
Amphicticeps dorog n. sp. Wang et al. 2005 carnivoran | |
Exallerix hsandagolensis n. gen. n. sp.1
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Amphibia | |
Macropelobates osborni n. gen. n. sp.2
Macropelobates osborni n. gen. n. sp.2 Noble 1924 spadefoot toad "Hsanda Gol formation, Tsagan Nor basin"
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