Mammalia - Dinocerata - Prodinoceratidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew, W. Granger, and G. G. Simpson. 1929. Additions to the fauna of the Gashato Formation of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 376:1-12
Belongs to Prodinoceras according to S. G. Lucas and R. M. Schoch 1998
See also Wheeler 1961
Sister taxa: Pyrodon xinjiangensis, Mongolotherium plantigradum, Mongolotherium efremovi
Type specimen: AMNH 21714, a partial skull (Crushed palate and lower jaws). Its type locality is Gashato (AMNH), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Khashat Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of China (1 collection), Mongolia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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