Caenolophus obliquus Matthew and Granger 1925 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. New mammals from the Shara Murun Eocene of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 196:1-11

Belongs to Caenolophus according to W. D. Matthew and W. Granger 1925

Sister taxa: Caenolophus magnus, Caenolophus progressus, Caenolophus promissus, Caenolophus suprametalophus, Teilhardia pretiosa

Type specimen: AMNH 20296, a maxilla. Its type locality is Ula Usu, Shara Murum (AMNH), which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Shara Murum Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Ula Usu, Shara Murum (AMNH)

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