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Taxonomy
Mongolopala tathue was named by Ziegler et al. (2007). Its type specimen is NHMW 2006z0055/0001, a maxilla (dext. with M1-M3), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Tatal Gol, section TAT-D, layer 1, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Mongolopala.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Mongolopala tathue Ziegler et al. p. 144 figs. Fig. 27/1 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Mongolopala tathue Ziegler et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. Ziegler et al. 2007 | Mandible with distal foramen mentale below hypoflexid of m1. Lower molars with crista obliqua ascending relatively high but ending well below tip of metaconid, with a relatively wide lingual talonid opening, and with discontinuous labial cingulids. Upper molars with weakly divided mesostyle, weak or lacking distal cingulum, well-developed protoconule and less individualized metaconule. Lingual cusps with an extensive lingual slope and a common completely rounded lingual basis without any emarginations or prominences. M2 with short post-metacone-crest. |