†Yimengia laiwuensis Qi and Meng 1983 (odd-toed ungulate)
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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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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