Rhodopagus minimus Matthew and Granger 1925 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae

Alternative combination: Caenolophus minimus

Synonym: Rhodopagus pygmaeus Radinsky 1965

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. New mammals from the Shara Murun Eocene of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 196:1-11

Belongs to Rhodopagus according to S. G. Lucas and R. M. Schoch 1981

See also Matthew and Granger 1925

Sister taxon: Rhodopagus guoi

Type specimens:

  • Rhodopagus minimus: AMNH 20310, a mandible. Its type locality is Ula Usu, Shara Murum (AMNH), which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Shara Murum Formation of China.
  • Rhodopagus pygmaeus: AMNH 21554, a partial skull. Its type locality is Ulan Shireh (SSPE), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Shara Murum Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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