Zaisanamynodon protheroi Lucas 2006 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae

Full reference: S. G. Lucas. 2006. A new amynodontid (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the Eocene Clarno Formation, Oregon, and its biochronological signifi cance. PaleoBios 26(2):7-20

Belongs to Zaisanamynodon according to Lucas 2006

Sister taxon: Zaisanamynodon borisovi

Type specimen: UCMP 125898, a skull (skull and incomplete lower jaw). Its type locality is Hancock Quarry, which is in an Eocene terrestrial conglomerate/sandstone in the Clarno Formation of Oregon.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of Japan (2 collections), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Oregon)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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