Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Lophialetidae
Alternative combination: Simplaletes xianensis
Full reference: Y. Zhang and T. Qi. 1981. A New Species of Simplaletes (Lophialetidae, Mammalia) from the Lower Tertiary of Shaanxi Province. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 19(3):214-217
Belongs to Eoletes according to S. G. Lucas et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Eoletes gracilis, Eoletes tianshanicus, Eoletes tshakpaktasensis
Type specimen: IVPP V 6062, a partial skull (anterior portion of skull). Its type locality is Yinponcun (IVPP locality 65008), which is in an Eocene/Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Bailuyuan Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Yinponcun (IVPP locality 65008)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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