Miacis lushiensis Chow 1975 (placental)

Mammalia - Ferae

Full reference: M.-C. Chow. 1975. Some Carnivores from the Eocene of China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 13(3):165-168

Belongs to Miacis according to J. J. Flynn and H. Galiano 1982

Sister taxa: Miacis bathygnathus, Miacis boqinghensis, Miacis deutschi, Miacis edax, Miacis exiguus, Miacis gracilis, Miacis hookwayi, Miacis invictus, Miacis latidens, Miacis parvivorus, Miacis petilus, Miacis rundlei, Miacis vorax, Miacis vulpinus, Harpalodon sylvestris, Prodaphaenus uintensis

Type specimen: IVPP V4811. Its type locality is Mengjiapo, fossil locality no. 57202, Lushi basin, which is in an Eocene lacustrine marl/siltstone in the Lushi Formation of China.

Ecology: arboreal insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene to Oligocene of China (1 collection)

• Eocene of China (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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