Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Asioryctidae
Alternative combination: Asioryctes nemegetensis
Full reference: Z. Kielan-Jaworowska. 1975. Preliminary description of two new eutherian genera from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Palaeontologia Polonica 33:5-15
Belongs to Asioryctes according to M. J. Novacek et al. 2022
See also Kielan-Jaworowska 1975, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004 and Kielan-Jaworozski 1984
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ZPal MgM-I/56, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Nemegt, Southern Monadnocks (PMPE), which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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