Altilambda pactus Chow and Wang 1978 (pantodont)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Pastoralodontidae

Full reference: M. Chow and B.-Y. Wang. 1978. A New Pantodont Genus from the Paleocene of S. China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 16(2):86-90

Belongs to Altilambda according to M. Chow and B.-Y. Wang 1978

Sister taxa: Altilambda minor, Altilambda tenuis, Altilambda yujingensis

Type specimen: IVPP V5228, a mandible. Its type locality is Mao’an (71075), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Wanghudun Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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