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Rostriamynodon grangeri n. gen., n. sp. of amynodontid (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotoidea) with comments on the phylogenetic history of Eocene Amynodontidae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

William P. Wall  and
Earl Manning
William P. Wall
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Georgia College, Milledgeville 31061
Earl Manning
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803
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Abstract

A new genus and species of amynodontid rhinoceros, Rostriamynodon grangeri, from the early Late Eocene of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, is the most primitive amynodontid recognized to date. Rostriamynodon exhibits the major diagnostic characteristics of amynodontids: quadratic M3, preorbital fossa, and loss of upper and lower P1. It differs from more advanced members of the family in its long preorbital region and lower cheek tooth morphology. Comparisons with other Eocene ceratomorphs show the crucial position Rostriamynodon has in determining phylogenetic relationships between rhinocerotoids and tapiroids. Evidence is presented for the monophyly of the Rhinocerotoidea, including amynodontids.

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Research Article
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 60 , Issue 4 , July 1986 , pp. 911 - 919
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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