†Manteodon youngi Xu 1980 (pantodont)
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Mammalia - Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae
Full reference: Y. Xu. 1980. New material of fossil Manteodon youngi from Yichang, Hubei. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 18(4):296-298
Belongs to Manteodon according to Xu 1980
Sister taxa: Loxolophodon speirianum, Bathmodon brevipes, Bathmodon semicinctus, Bathmodon latipes
Type specimen: IVPP V 5149, a mandible. Its type locality is Zhicheng area, Yichang, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Yangxi Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Zhicheng area, Yichang
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