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Mongolestes
Taxonomy
Mongolestes was named by Szalay and Gould (1966). Its type is Mongolestes hadrodens.
It was assigned to Mesonychinae by Szalay and Gould (1966), Zhou et al. (1995); and to Mesonychidae by Carroll (1988), McKenna and Bell (1997), Gingerich (1998).
It was assigned to Mesonychinae by Szalay and Gould (1966), Zhou et al. (1995); and to Mesonychidae by Carroll (1988), McKenna and Bell (1997), Gingerich (1998).
Species
M. alxaensis, M. hadrodens (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Mongolestes Szalay and Gould p. 134 |
| 1988 | Mongolestes Carroll |
| 1995 | Mongolestes Zhou et al. p. 397 |
| 1997 | Mongolestes McKenna and Bell p. 368 |
| 1998 | Mongolestes Gingerich p. 427 figs. FIgure 1 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Mongolestes Szalay and Gould 1966
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†Mongolestes alxaensis Qi 1975
†Mongolestes hadrodens Szalay and Gould 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene | China (Henan) | M. alxaensis (46193) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | China (Nei Mongol) | Harpagolestes alxaensis (174915 180729) |