Wutucoryphodon dabuensis Zhai 1978 (pantodont)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae

Alternative combination: Coryphodon dabuensis

Full reference: R. Zhai. 1978. Two new early Eocene mammals from Sinkiang Uighur with remarks on the age of Gashato Fromation. Memoirs of Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology (= Nanjing Dizhi Gushengwu Yanjiusuo Jikan) 13:102-106

Belongs to Wutucoryphodon according to Y. Tong and J. Wang 2006

See also Zhai 1978

Sister taxon: Wutucoryphodon xianwui

Type specimen: Its type locality is Dabu, Shisanjianfang, Turpan basin, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial sandstone/sandstone in the Dabu Formation of China

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Dabu, Shisanjianfang, Turpan basin

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