Asionyctia guoi Missiaen and Smith 2005 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae

Full reference: P. Missiaen and T. Smith. 2005. A new Paleocene nyctitheriid insectivore from Inner Mongolia (China) and the origin of Asian nyctitheriids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 50(3):513-522

Belongs to Asionyctia according to P. Missiaen and T. Smith 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IMM 2004-SB-1, a mandible (left dentary with p4-m1). Its type locality is Subeng Unit 3 (Mammal Site), which is in a Gashatan fluvial-lacustrine conglomerate in the Nomogen Formation of China.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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