†Archaeoparadoxia weltoni Clark 1991 (desmostylian)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Paleoparadoxiidae
Alternative combination: Paleoparadoxia weltoni
Full reference: J. M. Clark. 1991. A new early Miocene species of Paleoparadoxia (Mammalia: Desmostylia) from California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(4):490-508
Belongs to Archaeoparadoxia according to K. Matsui and T. Tsuihiji 2019
See also Barnes 2013, Clark 1991, Domning 1996, Domning 2008 and Matsui 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 114285, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Skooner Gulch I, which is in an Aquitanian marine sandstone in the Skooner Gulch Formation of California.
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution: found only at Skooner Gulch I
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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