Anthracotherium chaimanei Ducrocq 1999 (anthracothere)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae

Full reference: S. Ducrocq. 1999. The Late Eocene Anthracotheriidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from Thailand. Palaeontographica Abteilung A Band 252(4-6):93-140

Belongs to Anthracotherium according to L. Scherler et al. 2019

See also Ducrocq 1999

Sister taxa: Anthracotherium alsaticum, Anthracotherium bellia, Anthracotherium bugtiense, Anthracotherium changlingensis, Anthracotherium chengbiensis, Anthracotherium crassum, Anthracotherium cuvieri, Anthracotherium gungkangensis, Anthracotherium kwablianicum, Anthracotherium magnum, Anthracotherium monsvialense, Anthracotherium pangan, Anthracotherium pygmaeum, Anthracotherium seckbachense, Anthracotherium sinense, Anthracotherium valdense, Anthracotherium verhoeveni

Type specimen: DMR TF 2636, a skull (Almost complete skull). Its type locality is Wai Lek pit, which is in an Eocene terrestrial lignite in the Krabi Basin B2 Formation of Thailand.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of Thailand (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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