Asiavorator gracilis Matthew and Granger 1924 (carnivoran)

Mammalia - Carnivora

Alternative combination: Palaeoprionodon gracilis

Synonyms: Asiavorator altidens Spassov and Lange-Badré 1995, Stenoplesictis simplex Dashzeveg 1996

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1924. New Carnivora from the Tertiary of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 104:1-9

Belongs to Asiavorator according to N. Egi et al. 2016

See also Hunt 1998 and Spassov and Lange-Badré 1995

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Asiavorator gracilis: AMNH 19123, a partial skeleton (lower teeth and parts of skeleton)
  • Asiavorator altidens: FM 487-95, a mandible (mandibles). Its type locality is Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.
  • Stenoplesictis simplex: PSS 27-25, a mandible (mandible with p4-m2). Its type locality is Ergil Obo (Ergilin Dzo sublocality), which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone in the Ergilin Dzo Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Mongolia (3 collections)

• Eocene of Mongolia (1)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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