Mammalia - Acreodi - Hapalodectidae
Full reference: F. Solé, E. De Bast, J. Yang, C.-S. Li, and T. Smith. 2017. The first species of Hapalodectes (Mesonychia, Mammalia) from the middle Paleocene of China (Qianshan Basin, Anhui Province) sheds light on the initial radiation of hapalodectids. Palaeontology 60(3):433-449
Belongs to Hapalodectes according to F. Solé et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Hapalodectes anthracinus, Hapalodectes auctus, Hapalodectes compressus, Hapalodectes dux, Hapalodectes hetangensis, Hapalodectes huanghaiensis, Hapalodectes leptognathus, Hapalodectes lushiensis, Hapalodectes paleocenus, Hapalodectes paradux, Hapalodectes serus
Type specimen: IBCAS QS026, a mandible. Its type locality is Yangxiaowu, Qianshan locality 71017, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Doumu Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Yangxiaowu, Qianshan locality 71017
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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