Heothema Tang 1978 (anthracothere)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae

Full reference: Y. Tang. 1978. Two New Genera of Anthracotheriidae from Kwangsi. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 16(1):13-21

Parent taxon: Anthracotheriidae according to Y. Tang 1978

See also Carroll 1988 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Aepinacodon, Afromeryx, Ancodon, Anthracochoerus, Anthracosenex, Anthracotheriinae, Arretotherium, Atopotherium, Bothriodontinae, Bugtitherium, Bunobrachyodus, Choeromeryx, Elliottherium, Elotherium, Gonotelma, Hemimeryx, Huananothema, Kukusepasutanka, Masritherium, Merycops, Microbunodontinae, Pachychoerops, Parabrachyodus, Probrachyodus, Qatraniodon, Sivameryx, Telmatodon, Ulausuodon

Subtaxa: none

Type: Heothema bellia

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of China (1 collection)

• Eocene of China (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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