Brachyhyops neimongolensis Wang and Qiu 2002 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae

Full reference: B.-Y. Wang and Z.-X. Qiu. 2002. A new species of Entelodontidae (Artiodactyla ,Mammalia) from Late Eocene of Nei Mongol , China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 40(3):194-202

Belongs to Brachyhyops according to B.-Y. Wang and Z.-X. Qiu 2002

Sister taxa: Brachyhyops trofimovi, Brachyhyops viensis, Brachyhyops wyomingensis, Brachyhyops yunnanense

Type specimen: AMNH 99666, a maxilla. Its type locality is Twin Obo, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Shara Murun Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Twin Obo

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