Pataecops minutissimus Reshetov 1979 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae

Alternative combination: Rhodopagus minutissimus

Synonym: Pataecops microdon Reshetov 1979

Belongs to Pataecops according to A. O. Averianov and M. Godinot 2005

See also Averianov 1994

Sister taxon: Pataecops parvus

Type specimens:

  • Pataecops minutissimus: PIN 3486-1, a maxilla. Its type locality is Andarak 2, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the Alai Beds Formation of Kyrgyzstan.
  • Pataecops microdon: Its type locality is Andarak 2, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the Alai Beds Formation of Kyrgyzstan.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of Kazakhstan (1 collection), Kyrgyzstan (1)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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