Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. New ungulates from the Ardyn Obo Formation of Mongolia, with faunal list and remarks on correlation. American Museum Novitates 195:1-12
Belongs to Colodon according to W. D. Matthew and W. Granger 1925
Sister taxa: Colodon cingulatus, Colodon copei, Colodon kayi, Colodon occidentalis, Colodon orientalis, Colodon stovalli, Colodon woodi
Type specimen: AMNH 20357, a maxilla (Upper jaw). Its type locality is Ergilin Dzo [AMNH], which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone in the Ergilin Dzo Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mongolia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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