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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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