†Ankalagon Van Valen 1980 (condylarth)
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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
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: New Mexico collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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