Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Full reference: S. Ducrocq, M. Benammi, O. Chavasseau, Y. Chaimanee, K. Suraprasit, P. Pha, V. Phuong, P. Phach, and J.-J. Jaeger. 2015. New anthracotheres (Cetartiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Paleogene of northeastern Vietnam: biochronological implications. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(3):e929139:1-11
Belongs to Anthracokeryx according to S. Ducrocq 2020
See also Ducrocq et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Anthracokeryx birmanicus, Anthracokeryx litangensis, Anthracokeryx sinensis, Anthracokeryx tenuis
Type specimen: ND-2012-02-15-1, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Na Duong Coal Mine (base of lower lignite seam), which is in a Bartonian/Priabonian terrestrial claystone/lignite in the Na Duong Formation of Vietnam.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (1 collection), Vietnam (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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