Eomoropus meridiorientalis Ducrocq et al. 2021 (chalicothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae

Full reference: S. Ducrocq, Y. Chaimanee, J.-J. Jaeger, C. Yamee, M. Rugbumrung, C. Grohé, and O. Chavasseau. 2021. New fossil remains from Bang Mark locality, Krabi Basin, southern Thailand. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1988624

Belongs to Eomoropus according to S. Ducrocq et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Eomoropus amarorum, Eomoropus anarsius, Eomoropus major, Eomoropus minimus, Eomoropus pawnyunti, Eomoropus quadridentatus, Eomoropus ulterior

Type specimen: BM 08-07-15-30, a tooth (left M3). Its type locality is Bang Mark Lignite Mine, which is in an Eocene fluvial-lacustrine lignite in Thailand.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Bang Mark Lignite Mine

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