Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Full reference: F. Solé, M. Godinot, Y. Laurent, A. Galoyer, and T. Smith. 2018. The European Mesonychid Mammals: Phylogeny, Ecology, Biogeography, and Biochronology. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 25:339-379
Belongs to Dissacus according to F. Solé et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Dissacus argenteus, Dissacus blayaci, Dissacus bohaiensis, Dissacus europaeus, Dissacus filholi, Dissacus indigenus, Dissacus magushanensis, Dissacus navajovius, Dissacus praenuntius, Dissacus progressus, Dissacus rotundus, Dissacus rougierae, Dissacus saurognathus, Dissacus serior, Dissacus serratus, Dissacus shanghoensis, Dissacus willwoodensis, Dissacus zanabazari, Dissacus zengi
Type specimen: MHNT.PAL.2015.6.1, a mandible (left mandible bearing c, p2-p4 and m1-m3 and alveoli for i3 and p1). Its type locality is La Borie, which is in a Ypresian fluvial-lacustrine siltstone in France.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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