Benaius qianshuiensis Wang and Jin 2004 (tillodont)

Mammalia - Cimolesta

Full reference: Y.-Q. Wang and X. Jin. 2004. A new Paleocene tillodont (Tillodontia, Mammalia) from Qianshan, Anhui, with a review of Paleocene tillodonts from China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 42(12):13-26

Belongs to Benaius according to Y.-Q. Wang and X. Jin 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V13806, a mandible (Left lower jaw). Its type locality is Fanglaowu (71003), Wanghe Town, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Wanghudun Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Fanglaowu (71003), Wanghe Town

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