†Turpanotherium elegans Qiu and Wang 2007 (odd-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Paraceratheriidae
Full reference: Z. Qiu and B. Wang. 2007. Paracerathere Fossils of China. Palaeontologia Sinica, New Series C 193(29):1-396
Belongs to Turpanotherium according to Z. Qiu and B. Wang 2007
Sister taxon: Turpanotherium yagouense
Type specimen: IVPP V 3191, a mandible. Its type locality is 1 km west of Feiyue Railway station, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Taoshuyuanzi Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (2 collections)
• Oligocene of China (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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