Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Alternative combination: Heothema chengbiensis
Synonyms: Heothema angnsticalxia Tang 1978, Heothema youngi Zhao 1983
Full reference: Y. Tang. 1978. Two New Genera of Anthracotheriidae from Kwangsi. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 16(1):13-21
Belongs to Anthracotherium according to S. Ducrocq 1999
See also Zhao 1983
Sister taxa: Anthracotherium alsaticum, Anthracotherium bellia, Anthracotherium bugtiense, Anthracotherium chaimanei, Anthracotherium changlingensis, 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 specimens:
- Anthracotherium chengbiensis: IVPP V5093
- Heothema angnsticalxia: IVPP V4970. Its type locality is IVPP Loc. 73084, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in China.
- Heothema youngi: Its type locality is Liantang, which is in an Oligocene mire/swamp lignite in the Yongning Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (1 collection)
• Eocene of China (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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