Pastoralodon
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Pantodonta |
| Family: | †Pastoralodontidae |
| Genus: | † Chow and Qi, 1978 |
| Type species | |
| Pastoralodon lacustris | |
Pastoralodon is an extinct genus of pastoralodontid pantodont from the Palaeogene of East Asia. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, P. lacustris.
Distribution
P. lacustris fossils have been found in the Nomogen Formation, a geologic formation dating back to around the Palaeocene-Eocene boundary.[1]
References
- ^ Wang, YuanQing; Meng, Jin; Beard, Christopher K.; Li, Qian; Ni, XiJun; Gebo, Daniel L.; Bai, Bin; Jin, Xun; Li, Ping (3 November 2010). "Early Paleogene stratigraphic sequences, mammalian evolution and its response to environmental changes in Erlian Basin, Inner Mongolia, China". Science China Earth Sciences. 53 (12): 1918–1926. doi:10.1007/s11430-010-4095-8. ISSN 1674-7313. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via Springer Link.