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Sarkastodon, the Glossary

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Sarkastodon ("meaty tooth") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct subfamily Oxyaeninae within extinct family Oxyaenidae, that lived in Asia (in today's China and Mongolia) during the middle Eocene.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Andrewsarchus, Asia, Brontotheriidae, Chalicotheriidae, China, Eocene, Extinction, Genus, Gobi Desert, Hypercarnivore, Irdin Manha Formation, Lethaia, Molar (tooth), Mongolia, Oxyaenidae, Oxyaeninae, Premolar, Rhinoceros, Striped hyena, Type (biology), Walter W. Granger.

  2. Eocene genus first appearances
  3. Fossil taxa described in 1938
  4. Oxyaenidae

Andrewsarchus

Andrewsarchus is an extinct genus of ungulate that lived during the Middle Eocene in China. Sarkastodon and Andrewsarchus are Eocene mammals of Asia.

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Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.

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Brontotheriidae

Brontotheriidae is a family of extinct mammals belonging to the order Perissodactyla, the order that includes horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.

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Chalicotheriidae

Chalicotheriidae (from Greek chalix, "gravel" and therion, "beast") is an extinct family of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals that lived in North America, Eurasia, and Africa from the Middle Eocene until the Early Pleistocene, existing from 48.6 to 1.806 mya.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Eocene

The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma).

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Gobi Desert

The Gobi Desert (Говь) is a large, cold desert and grassland region in northern China and southern Mongolia and is the sixth largest desert in the world.

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Hypercarnivore

A hypercarnivore is an animal which has a diet that is more than 70% meat, either via active predation or by scavenging.

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Irdin Manha Formation

The Irdin Manha Formation is a geological formation from the Eocene located in Inner Mongolia, China, a few kilometres south of the Mongolian border.

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Lethaia

Lethaia is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal of Earth science, covering research on palaeontology and stratigraphy.

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Molar (tooth)

The molars or molar teeth are large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth.

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Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south.

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Oxyaenidae

Oxyaenidae ("sharp hyenas") is a family of extinct carnivorous placental mammals.

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Oxyaeninae

Oxyaeninae ("sharp hyenas") is an extinct subfamily of placental mammals from extinct family Oxyaenidae, that lived in Asia, North America and Europe from the late Paleocene to middle Eocene. Sarkastodon and Oxyaeninae are Oxyaenidae.

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Premolar

The premolars, also called premolar teeth, or bicuspids, are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth.

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Rhinoceros

A rhinoceros (rhinoceros or rhinoceroses), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae; it can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea.

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Striped hyena

The striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is a species of hyena native to North and East Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.

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Type (biology)

In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated.

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Walter W. Granger

Walter Willis Granger (November 7, 1872 – September 6, 1941) was an American vertebrate paleontologist who participated in important fossil explorations in the United States, Egypt, China and Mongolia.

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See also

Eocene genus first appearances

Fossil taxa described in 1938

Oxyaenidae

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarkastodon

Also known as Sarkastodon mongoliensis.