Cadurcodon ardynensis Osborn 1924 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae

Alternative combination: Cadurcotherium ardynense

Synonyms: Amynodon tuskabakensis Biryukov 1963, Cadurcodon zaisanensis Belyaeva 1962, Hypsamynodon tuskabakensis Biryukov 1963

Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1924. Cadurcotherium ardynense, Oligocene, Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 147:1-4

Belongs to Cadurcodon according to S. G. Lucas and R. J. Emry 1996

See also Averianov et al. 2017 and Osborn 1924

Sister taxa: Cadurcodon ardynense, Cadurcodon bahoensis, Cadurcodon houldjinensis, Cadurcodon kazakademius, Cadurcodon maomingensis, Cadurcodon suhaituensis, Sianodon sinensis, Sianodon gaowangouensis, Sianodon chiyuanensis, Sianodon honanensis, Sianodon ulausuensis, Sianodon mienchiensis

Type specimens:

  • Cadurcodon ardynensis: AMNH 19154, a partial skull. Its type locality is Ergilin Dzo [AMNH], which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone in the Ergilin Dzo Formation of Mongolia.
  • Cadurcodon zaisanensis: PIN 1979, a mandible. Its type locality is Kalmakpay Mountain, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Kazakhstan.
  • Hypsamynodon tuskabakensis: KAN Z-K-57-260/1419, a tooth.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (2 collections)

• Eocene of China (7), Mongolia (4)

Total: 13 collections including 16 occurrences

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