Anthracotherium changlingensis Zhao 1993 (anthracothere)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae

Full reference: Z. Zhao. 1993. New anthracothere materials from the Paleogene of Guangxi. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 31(3):183-190

Belongs to Anthracotherium according to Z. Zhao 1993

Sister taxa: Anthracotherium alsaticum, Anthracotherium bellia, Anthracotherium bugtiense, Anthracotherium chaimanei, Anthracotherium chengbiensis, Anthracotherium crassum, Anthracotherium cuvieri, Anthracotherium gungkangensis, Anthracotherium kwablianicum, Anthracotherium magnum, Anthracotherium monsvialense, Anthracotherium pangan, Anthracotherium pygmaeum, Anthracotherium seckbachense, Anthracotherium sinense, Anthracotherium valdense, Anthracotherium verhoeveni

Type specimen: GXM F0217, a mandible. Its type locality is Zhupaichong, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Yongning Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Zhupaichong

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