†Shansiodon wuhsiangensis Yeh 1959 (dicynodont)
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Osteichthyes - Dicynodontia - Shansiodontidae
Synonym: Shansiodon shaanbeiensis Cheng 1980
Full reference: H.-K. Yeh. 1959. New dicynodont from Sinokannemeyeria-fauna from Shansi. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 4:187-204
Belongs to Shansiodon according to J. Li and A. Sun 2008
See also Cheng 1980 and Yeh 1959
Sister taxon: Shansiodon wangi
Type specimens:
- Shansiodon wuhsiangensis: IVPP V 2416, a skull (Nearly complete skull). Its type locality is Peipanching Shihpi 5523, Wuhsiang-Yüshe area, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Ermaying Formation of China.
- Shansiodon shaanbeiensis: IGCAGS V 320, a skull. Its type locality is Hejiachuan, Shenmu, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Ermaying Formation of China.
Ecology: planktonic herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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