Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae
Full reference: G. Metais, J. Guo, and K. C. Beard. 2004. A new small dichobunid artiodactyl from Shanghuang (MIddle Eocene, eastern China): Implications for the early evolution of proto-selenodonts in Asia. Bulletin of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History 36:177-195
Parent taxon: Dichobunidae according to J. M. Theodor et al. 2007
See also Metais et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Aksyiria, Cadutherium, Chorlakkia, Diacodexinae, Dichobuninae, Dulcidon, Eurodexeinae, Haqueina, Helohyinae, Hyperdichobuninae, Mioachoerus, Neochorlakkia, Pakibune, Paraphenacodus, Wutuhyus
Subtaxa: Elaschitotherium Eolantianius Lantianius
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of China (1 collection)
• Eocene of China (1), Kyrgyzstan (1)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences