Skull of a new mesonychid (Mammalia, Mesonychia) from the late Paleocene of China

X. Zhou, R. Zhai, P. D. Gingerich, and L. Chen

1995

Article

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(2):387-400

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Andrewsarchinae
• Mesonychinae
• Sinonyx
• Sinonyx jiashanensis
• Triisodontidae

Taxonomy:

• Sinonyx belongs to Mesonychinae - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Sinonyx jiashanensis belongs to Sinonyx - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Mesonychinae belongs to Mesonychidae - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Ankalagon belongs to Mesonychinae - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Pachyaena belongs to Mesonychinae - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Mesonyx belongs to Mesonychinae - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Mongolonyx belongs to Mesonychinae - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Mongolestes belongs to Mesonychinae - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Paratriisodon belongs to Triisodontidae - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Hapalodectes leptognathus belongs to Hapalodectes - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Andrewsarchinae belongs to Mesonychidae - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Hukoutherium belongs to Mesonychinae - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Hukoutherium ambigum belongs to Hukoutherium - Zhou et al. (1995)
• Hukoutherium shimemensis belongs to Hukoutherium - Zhou et al. (1995)