†Andrewsarchus Osborn 1924 (placental)
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Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1924. Andrewsarchus, giant mesonychid of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 146:1-5
Parent taxon: Acreodi according to R. Tabuce et al. 2011
See also Carroll 1988, Gingerich 1998, McKenna and Bell 1997, Osborn 1924, Spaulding et al. 2009, Szalay and Gould 1966, Thewissen et al. 2001 and Zhou et al. 1995
Sister taxa: Mesonychia, Mondegodon, Oxyclaenidae, Triisodontidae
Subtaxa: Andrewsarchus crassum Andrewsarchus mongoliensis
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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