Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Synonym: Arguitherium cromptoni Dashzeveg 1994

Full reference: D. Dashzeveg. 1979. Arguimus khosbajari gen. n, sp. n (Peramuridae, Eupantotheria) from the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 24(2):199-204

Belongs to Arguimus according to A. Lopatin and A. Averianov 2006

See also Dashzeveg 1979, Dashzeveg 1994 and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

• Arguimus khosbajari: PSS 10−15, a mandible (Left dentary fragment). Its type locality is Khovboor (PIN coll. 3101) [SMPE], which is in an Aptian/Albian lacustrine sandstone/claystone in the Dzunbain Formation of Mongolia.
• Arguitherium cromptoni: PSS 10-31, a mandible (fragment of the right lower jaw with p4-5 and m1). Its type locality is Khovboor (PIN coll. 3101) [SMPE], which is in an Aptian/Albian lacustrine sandstone/claystone in the Dzunbain Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Khovboor (PIN coll. 3101) [SMPE]

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.