Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Full reference: M. M. Chow, Y.-P. Chang, B.-Y. Wang and S.-Y. Ting. 1973. New mammalian genera and species from the Paleocene of Nanhsiung, N. Kwangtung. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 11(1):31-35
Belongs to Hukoutherium according to X. Zhou et al. 1995
See also Chow et al. 1977
Sister taxon: Hukoutherium shimemensis
Type specimen: IVPP V4233, a mandible (broken dentaries with incisors, canines, p1-4, and m2-3). Its type locality is Linnania type, Nanxiong, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial mudstone in the Shanghu Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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