Triplopus mergenensis Dashzeveg 1991 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae

Full reference: D. Dashzeveg. 1991. Hyracodontids and rhinocerotids (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotoidea) from the Paleogene of Mongolia. Palaeovertebrata 21(1-2):1-84

Belongs to Triplopus according to D. Dashzeveg 1991

Sister taxa: Triplopus cubitalis, Triplopus implicatus, Triplopus jeminaiensis, Triplopus obliquidens, Triplopus rhinocerinus, Triplopus woodi, Eotrigonias ergiliinensis

Type specimen: PSS 41-1, a mandible. Its type locality is Mergen (Quarry 1), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in Mongolia.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Mergen (Quarry 1)

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