Yimengia laiwuensis Qi and Meng 1983 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae

Alternative combination: Rhodopagus laiwuensis

Full reference: T. Qi and Z. Meng. 1983. The Discovery of Hyrachyus modestus and Rhodopagus sp. nov. Perissodactyla, Mammatia in Laiwu County, Shandong. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 21(2):103-108

Belongs to Yimengia according to J. Wang 1988

Sister taxa: Yimengia yani, Yimengia zdanskyi

Type specimen: IVPP V6873, a mandible

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Laiwu (Eocene of China)

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