Also known as Erden Obo; Urtyn Obo
Where: Nei Mongol, China (42.6° N, 111.6° E: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 106.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)
• "probably late Eocene"
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by J. Meng, Y.-M. Hu, J. Ye in 1992, 2000; reposited in the IVPP
Primary reference: J. Meng and Y.-M. Hu. 2004. Lagomorphs from the Yihesubu late Eocene of Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia). Vertebrata PalAsiatica 42(4):261-275 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 77908: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 22.01.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
? Ardynia sp. Matthew and Granger 1923 odd-toed ungulate | |
Lophiomeryx sp. Pomel 1853 ruminant | |
Pseudocylindrodon sp. Burke 1935 rodent
Ardynomys sp. Matthew and Granger 1925 rodent | |
Hypsimylus yihesubuensis n. sp. Meng and Hu 2004 rabbit
Desmatolagus cf. vetustus Burke 1941 rabbit
Gobiolagus major Burke 1941 rabbit |