Dissacus magushanensis Yan and Tang 1976 (condylarth)

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

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