Jiangxia (mammal)

Jiangxia chaotoensis
Temporal range: Early Paleocene–Late Paleocene
Jiangxia chaotoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Mesonychia
Family: Mesonychidae
Genus: Jiangxia
Species: J. chaotoensis
Species
  • J. chaotoensis

Jiangxia chaotoensis is a Chinese mesonychid from the Nongshanian division of the Upper Paleocene. It may be related to the genera Dissacus and Hukoutherium.[1]

J. chaotoensis was named after the province of Jiangxi, where it was found.

References

  1. ↑ Zhang, Yuping, et al. "Several species of Condylarthra from the Paleocene of Jiangxi." (1997).


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