†Lantianius Chow 1964 (even-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae
Full reference: M. Chow. 1964. A Lemuroid Primate from the Eocene of Lantian, Shensi. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 8(3):257-262
Parent taxon: Lantianiinae according to J. M. Theodor et al. 2007
See also Carroll 1988, Chow 1964, Hooker 1986 and Metais et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Elaschitotherium, Eolantianius
Subtaxa: Lantianius xiehuensis
Type: Lantianius xiehuensis
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Kangwangou (locality 64017), Xiehu, Lantian (Eocene to Oligocene of China)
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