Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Full reference: D. Yan and Y. Tang. 1976. Mesonychids from the Palaeocene of Anhui. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 14(4):252-258
Belongs to Dissacus according to F. Solé et al. 2018
See also Yan and Tang 1976
Sister taxa: Dissacus argenteus, Dissacus blayaci, Dissacus bohaiensis, Dissacus europaeus, Dissacus filholi, Dissacus indigenus, Dissacus navajovius, Dissacus praenuntius, Dissacus progressus, Dissacus raslanloubatieri, Dissacus rotundus, Dissacus rougierae, Dissacus saurognathus, Dissacus serior, Dissacus serratus, Dissacus shanghoensis, Dissacus willwoodensis, Dissacus zanabazari, Dissacus zengi
Type specimen: IVPP V4266. Its type locality is Yangxinwu (Qianshan locality 71071), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Doumu Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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