†Palaeostylops iturus Matthew and Granger 1925 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Arctostylopidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. Fauna and correlation of the Gashato Formation of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 189:1-12
Belongs to Palaeostylops according to P. Missiaen et al. 2012
See also Huang and Zheng 1997 and Missiaen et al. 2006
Sister taxon: Palaeostylops macrodon
Type specimen: AMNH 20414, a mandible. Its type locality is Gashato (AMNH), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Khashat Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of China (4 collections), Mongolia (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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