†Urtinotherium parvum Chow 1958 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Paraceratheriidae

Alternative combination: Indricotherium parvum

Synonym: Indricotherium qujingensis Tang 1978

Full reference: M. Chow. 1958. Some Oligocene Mammals from Lunan, Yunnan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 2(4):263-267

Belongs to Urtinotherium according to Z. Qiu and B. Wang 2007

See also Chow 1958 and Tang 1978

Sister taxon: Urtinotherium intermedium

Type specimens:

  • Urtinotherium parvum: Its type locality is Lunan beds, Anren village, Lunan, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Lumeiyi Formation of China
  • Indricotherium qujingensis: IVPP V4705. Its type locality is Yangjiachong, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Caijiachong Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (2 collections), Mongolia (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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