†Tsaganius ambiguus Russell and Dashzeveg 1986 (eutherian)
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Mammalia - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae
Full reference: D. E. Russell and D. Dashzeveg. 1986. Early Eocene insectivores (Mammalia) from the People's Republic of Mongolia. Palaeontology 29:269-291
Belongs to Tsaganius according to D. E. Russell and D. Dashzeveg 1986
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PSS 20-89, a mandible (left dentary with m1-3, talonid of p4). Its type locality is Tsagan Khushu Quarry 1 [SMPE], which is in a Bumbanian terrestrial gravel in the Naran Bulak Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mongolia (2 collections)
• Paleocene of China (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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