Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1923. The fauna of the Ardyn Obo formation. American Museum Novitates 98:1-5
Belongs to Ardynia according to B. Bai et al. 2018
See also Bai and Wang 2017 and Matthew and Granger 1923
Sister taxa: Ardynia altidentata, Ardynia kazachstanensis, Ardynia mongoliensis, Ardynia ordosensis, Ardynia plicidentata
Type specimen: AMNH 19156, a maxilla (upper jaw with p2-m1; m3 doubtfully associated). Its type locality is Ergilin Dzo [AMNH], which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone in the Ergilin Dzo Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (1 collection), Mongolia (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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