Archaeoryctes euryalis Lopatin 2001 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Didymoconida

Full reference: A. V. Lopatin. 2001. The Skull Structure of Archaeoryctes euryalis sp. nov. (Didymoconidae, Mammalia) from the Paleocene of Mongolia and the Taxonomic Position of the Family. Paleontological Journal 35(3):320-329

Belongs to Archaeoryctes according to Lopatin 2001

Sister taxa: Archaeoryctes borealis, Archaeoryctes notialis, Archaeoryctes wangi

Type specimen: PIN 3104/292, a skull. Its type locality is Tsagan Hushu [Naran Bulak Fm.] [PMPE], which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Naran Bulak Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Tsagan Hushu [Naran Bulak Fm.] [PMPE]

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