Yantanglest ( lat. Yangtanglestes ) is a genus of extinct mammals from the mesonichid family, known from the Paleocene of China . It is the oldest representative of the mesonichia squad [1] [2] .
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Yantanglest appeared in the Early Paleocene; fossil remains of representatives of this genus are found up to the Zeeland tier (Middle Paleocene). In the Middle Paleocene, sympatrically coexisted with the genera , synonix ( Sinonyx ), and supposedly ascending to it). It was characterized by small size and thin jaws [2] [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Carroll, vol. 3, 1993 , p. 227.
- ↑ 1 2 Missiaen P. An updated mammalian biochronology and biogeography for the early Paleocene of Asia // Vertebrata PalAsiatica , 2011, 49 (1). - P. 29-52.
- ↑ Naish D. Mesonyx and the other mesonychid mesonychians (mesonychians, part IV)
Literature
- Carroll R. Paleontology and the evolution of vertebrates: In 3 vols. T. 3. - M .: Mir, 1993 .-- 312 p. - ISBN 5-03-001819-0 .