†Epirigenys lokonensis Lihoreau et al. 2015 (anthracothere)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Full reference: F. Lihoreau, J.-R. Boisserie, F. K. Manthi and S. Ducrocq. 2015. Hippos stem from the longest sequence of terrestrial cetartiodactyl evolution in Africa. Nature Communications 6(6264)
Belongs to Epirigenys according to F. Lihoreau et al. 2015
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: KNM-LH 30375 , a mandible (left hemi mandible with P/3-M/2). Its type locality is Lokone Hills 1/2, which is in an Oligocene fluvial sandstone in the Lokone Sandstone Formation of Kenya.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Kenya (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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