Bothriodon chowi Xu 1961 (anthracothere)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae

Full reference: Y.-X. Xu. 1961. Some Oligocene Mammals from Chuching, Yunnan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 5(4):315-325

Belongs to Bothriodon according to Y.-X. Xu 1961

Sister taxa: Bothriodon advena, Bothriodon sandaensis, Bothriodon velaunus

Type specimen: IVPP V2599, a tooth. Its type locality is Caijiachong (Young and Bien original site), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Caijiachong Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Caijiachong (Young and Bien original site)

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