Pastoralodon

Pastoralodon; Temporal range: Paleogene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	† Pantodonta
Family:	† Pastoralodontidae
Genus:	† Pastoralodon ; Chow and Qi, 1978
Type species
	Pastoralodon lacustris;

Last updated May 28, 2025

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.

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[1] 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.

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