†Turpanotherium yagouense Qiu et al. 2004 (odd-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Paraceratheriidae
Alternative combination: Paraceratherium yagouense
Full reference: Z.-X. Qiu, B.-Y. Wang, and T. Deng. 2004. Indricotheres (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) from Oligocene in Linxia Basin, Gansu, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 42(3):177-192
Belongs to Turpanotherium according to Z. Qiu and B. Wang 2007
See also Qiu et al. 2004
Sister taxon: Turpanotherium elegans
Type specimen: IVPP V 13820, a skull (juvenile skull without mandibles). Its type locality is Yagou Ravine, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial sandstone in the Jiaozigou Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Yagou Ravine
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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