†Asiocoryphodon conicus Xu 1976 (pantodont)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae

Synonym: Asiocoryphodon progressivus Cheng and Ma 1990

Full reference: Y. Xu. 1976. Some New Forms of the Coryphodontidae from the Eocene of Sichuan and Honan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 14(3):185-193

Belongs to Asiocoryphodon according to Xu 1976

See also Cheng and Ma 1990

Sister taxon: Asiocoryphodon lophodontus

Type specimens:

  • Asiocoryphodon conicus: IVPP V 5141. Its type locality is Dahupo, near Zhangwan Village, which is in an Eocene fluvial-lacustrine limestone in the Yuhuangding Formation of China.
  • Asiocoryphodon progressivus: GV86024, a mandible. Its type locality is 500 m east of Zhanggou Village, which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the Yuhuangding Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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