†Lophocion Wang and Tong 1997 (condylarth)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Full reference: J. Wang and Y. Tong. 1997. A new phenacodontid condylarth (Mammalia) from the Early Eocene of the Wutu Basin, Shandong. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 35(4):283-289
Parent taxon: Phenacodontidae according to B. Bai et al. 2019
See also Hooker and Dashzeveg 2004 and Wang and Tong 1997
Sister taxa: Almogaver, Copecion, Eodesmatodon, Meniscotheriinae, Phenacodus, Tetraclaenodon
Subtaxa: Lophocion asiaticus Lophocion grangeri
Type: Lophocion asiaticus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (1 collection)
• Clarkforkian of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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