†Triplopus mergenensis Dashzeveg 1991 (odd-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae
Full reference: D. Dashzeveg. 1991. Hyracodontids and rhinocerotids (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotoidea) from the Paleogene of Mongolia. Palaeovertebrata 21(1-2):1-84
Belongs to Triplopus according to D. Dashzeveg 1991
Sister taxa: Triplopus cubitalis, Triplopus implicatus, Triplopus jeminaiensis, Triplopus obliquidens, Triplopus rhinocerinus, Triplopus woodi, Eotrigonias ergiliinensis
Type specimen: PSS 41-1, a mandible. Its type locality is Mergen (Quarry 1), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Mergen (Quarry 1)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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