Shartegodon altai Velazco et al. 2017 (cynodont)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Tritylodontidae

Full reference: P. M. Velazco, A. J. Buczek, and M. J. Novacek. 2017. Two New Tritylodontids (Synapsida, Cynodontia, Mammaliamorpha) from the Upper Jurassic, Southwestern Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3874:1-35

Belongs to Shartegodon according to P. M. Velazco et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PSS-MAE 633, a partial skull. Its type locality is Shar Teg (Ulan Malgait Fm.) [HMNS-GIN], which is in a Tithonian terrestrial horizon in the Ulan Malgait Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shar Teg (Ulan Malgait Fm.) [HMNS-GIN]

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