†Zhangheotherium quinquecuspidens Hu et al. 1997 (mammal)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Zhangheotheriidae
Full reference: Y. Hu, Y. Wang, Z. Luo and C. Li. 1997. A new symmetrodont mammal from China and its implications for mammalian evolution. Nature 390:137-142
Belongs to Zhangheotherium according to Y. Hu et al. 1997
See also Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V7466, a partial skeleton (partial skull and most of postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is Zhangheotherium type, Jianshangou Valley, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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