†Palaeostylops macrodon Matthew et al. 1929 (placental)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Arctostylopidae
Alternative combination: Gashatostylops macrodon
Full reference: W. D. Matthew, W. Granger, and G. G. Simpson. 1929. Additions to the fauna of the Gashato Formation of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 376:1-12
Belongs to Palaeostylops according to P. Missiaen et al. 2012
See also Cifelli et al. 1989
Sister taxon: Palaeostylops iturus
Type specimen: AMNH 21715, a mandible. Its type locality is Gashato (AMNH), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Khashat Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of China (1 collection), Mongolia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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