†Embolotherium grangeri Osborn 1929 (brontothere)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Synonyms: Embolotherium insigne Yanovskaya 1980, Embolotherium loucksii Osborn 1929, Titanodectes ingens Granger and Gregory 1943, Titanodectes minor Granger and Gregory 1943
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1929. Embolotherium, gen. nov., of the Ulan Gochu, Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 353:1-20
Belongs to Embolotherium according to M. C. Mihlbachler 2008
See also Granger and Gregory 1943 and Osborn 1929
Sister taxa: Embolotherium andrewsi, Embolotherium ultimum
Type specimens:
- Embolotherium grangeri: Amer. Mus. 26002, a skull (cranium with elongated rostrum). Its type locality is Urtyn Obo "Middle Red" Beds, which is in an Ulangochuian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Ulan Gocho Formation of China.
- Embolotherium insigne:
- Embolotherium loucksii: Amer. Mus. 21610, a partial skull (anterior portion of adult cranium). Its type locality is Urtyn Obo "Upper Red" Beds, which is in an Ulangochuian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the Ulan Gocho Formation of China.
- Titanodectes ingens: AMNH 26005, a mandible.
- Titanodectes minor: AMNH 26132, a mandible.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (2 collections)
• Eocene of China (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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