†Anthracokeryx birmanicus Pilgrim and Cotter 1916

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae

Alternative combination: Anthracotherium birmanicum

Synonym: Anthracokeryx hospes Pilgrim 1928

Belongs to Anthracokeryx according to S. Ducrocq 2020

See also Ducrocq et al. 2015, Scherler et al. 2019 and Tsubamoto et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Anthracokeryx litangensis, Anthracokeryx naduongensis, Anthracokeryx sinensis, Anthracokeryx tenuis

Type specimens:

  • Anthracokeryx birmanicus: GSI B621, a maxilla (right maxillary fragment with P3-M3). Its type locality is Pakokku District, Pondaung Sandstone, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial sandstone/siliciclastic in the Pondaung Formation of Myanmar.
  • Anthracokeryx hospes: Its type locality is Pakokku District, Pondaung Sandstone, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial sandstone/siliciclastic in the Pondaung Formation of Myanmar.

Distribution:

• Eocene of Myanmar (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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