Dissacus saurognathus Wortman 1897 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Alternative combinations: Ancalagon saurognathus, Ankalagon saurognathus

Belongs to Dissacus according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Hay 1902, Matthew 1897, O'Leary et al. 2000, Rose and O'Leary 1995, Van Valen 1978 and Van Valen 1980

Sister taxa: Dissacus argenteus, Dissacus blayaci, Dissacus bohaiensis, Dissacus europaeus, Dissacus filholi, Dissacus indigenus, Dissacus magushanensis, Dissacus navajovius, Dissacus praenuntius, Dissacus progressus, Dissacus raslanloubatieri, Dissacus rotundus, Dissacus rougierae, Dissacus serior, Dissacus serratus, Dissacus shanghoensis, Dissacus willwoodensis, Dissacus zanabazari, Dissacus zengi

Type specimen: Amer. Mus. No. 2454, a mandible (complete lower jaw).

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (2: New Mexico collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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