Sianodon ulausuensis Xu 1966 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae

Full reference: Y.-X. Xu. 1966. Amynodonts of Inner Mongolia. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 10(2):124-190

Belongs to Sianodon according to Xu 1965

Sister taxa: Cadurcodon ardynense, Cadurcodon ardynensis, Cadurcodon bahoensis, Cadurcodon houldjinensis, Cadurcodon kazakademius, Cadurcodon maomingensis, Cadurcodon suhaituensis, Sianodon chiyuanensis, Sianodon gaowangouensis, Sianodon mienchiensis, Sianodon honanensis, Sianodon sinensis

Type specimen: IVPP V 3215, a skull. Its type locality is Ula Usu well, Shara Murum, which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Shara Murum Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Ula Usu well, Shara Murum

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