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Mongolestes

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Mongolestes ("Mongolian robber") is an extinct genus of mesonychid known from the Shara Murun and Ulan Gochu formations of Inner Mongolia. It was the last surviving representative of Mesonychia and became extinct in the early Oligocene.

Mongolestes is distinct from other mesonychids in several dental features, including very large teeth and the loss of the third molar, and a mandibular symphysis that is steeper.[1]

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References

  • Jin, Xun (2005). "Mesonychids from Lushi Basin, Henan Province, China"(PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica (in Chinese and English). 43 (2): 151–164. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  • Szalay, Frederick S.; Gould, S. J. (1966). "Asiatic Mesonychidae (Mammalia, Condylarthra)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 132 (2). hdl:2246/1112.