Ankalagon Van Valen 1980 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Synonym: Ancalagon Van Valen 1978

Full reference: L. Van Valen. 1980. Ankalagon, new name (Mammalia: Condylarthra). Journal of Paleontology 54(1):266

Parent taxon: Mesonychinae according to X. Zhou et al. 1995

See also Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Gingerich 1998, McKenna and Bell 1997, Sepkoski 2002, Thewissen et al. 2001, Van Valen 1978 and Van Valen 1980

Sister taxa: Guilestes, Hukoutherium, Mesonyx, Mongolestes, Mongolonyx, Yantanglestes

Subtaxa: Ankalagon saurognathus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (2: New Mexico collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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