†Bahinolophus birmanicus Pilgrim 1925 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Deperetellidae

Alternative combinations: Chasmotherium birmanicum, Deperetella birmanica, Deperetella birmanicum

Synonyms: Diplolophodon major Young 1937, Diplolophodon qufuensis Shi 1989, Diplolophodon similis Zdansky 1930

Belongs to Bahinolophus according to T. Tsubamoto et al. 2005

See also Colbert 1938, Tsubamoto et al. 2000, Young 1937 and Zdansky 1930

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Bahinolophus birmanicus: GSI C348, a mandible. Its type locality is Thadut, Pondaung Sandstone, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial sandstone/siliciclastic in the Pondaung Formation of Myanmar.
  • Diplolophodon major: Its type locality is Heti Formation F 11, which is in a Sharamurunian terrestrial horizon in the Heti Formation of China.
  • Diplolophodon qufuensis: SDM 84008, a mandible. Its type locality is Dong Huangzhuang, which is in an Eocene terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Huangzhuang Formation of China.
  • Diplolophodon similis: Its type locality is Lok. 7, Shang-Ho, Jen-Tsun, Mien-Chih-Hsien, Yuanqu basin, which is in a Sharamurunian terrestrial marl in the Hedi Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (5 collections), Mongolia (1), Myanmar (6)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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