†Higotherium hypsodon Miyata and Tomida 1998 (tillodont)
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Mammalia - Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
Full reference: K. Miyata and Y. Tomida. 1998. A new tillodont from the early Middle Eocene of Japan and its implication to the subfamily Trogosinae (Tillodontia: Mammalia). Paleontological Research 2(1):53-66
Belongs to Higotherium according to K. Miyata and Y. Tomida 1998
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NSM-PV 20118, a mandible. Its type locality is Coast at Akasemachi, which is in a Lutetian fluvial siltstone in the Akasaki Formation of Japan.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Coast at Akasemachi
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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