†Liaotherium gracile Zhou et al. 1991 (mammal)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Amphilestidae
Full reference: M. Zhou, Z. Cheng, and Y. Wang. 1991. A mammalian lower jaw from the Jurassic of Lingyuan, Liaoning. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 29(3):165-175
Belongs to Liaotherium according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
See also Zhou et al. 1991
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GMC V2006, a mandible (left dentary). Its type locality is Fangshen, Lingyuan, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Jiulongshan Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Fangshen, Lingyuan
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