Mongolestes hadrodens
136136Mongolestes (Mongolestes hadrodens Szalay & Gould 1966)
Order: Mesonychia
Family: Mesonychidae
Temporal range: during the early Oligocene (Asia, Inner Mongolia)
Dimensions: length - 2,2 m, height - 110 сm, weight ~ 250 kg
A typical representative: Mongolestes hadrodens Szalay & Gould 1966
Mongolestes is an extinct mammal genus. Fossils have been found in the 'Ulan Gochu' formation of inner Mongolia and likely originated in Asia.
Mongolestes died out completely in the early Oligocene but outlasted all other Mesonychidae, being the last representative genus.
Mongolestes (Mongolestes hadrodens Szalay & Gould 1966)
Order: Mesonychia
Family: Mesonychidae
Temporal range: during the early Oligocene (Asia, Inner Mongolia)
Dimensions: length - 2,2 m, height - 110 сm, weight ~ 250 kg
A typical representative: Mongolestes hadrodens Szalay & Gould 1966
Mongolestes is an extinct mammal genus. Fossils have been found in the 'Ulan Gochu' formation of inner Mongolia and likely originated in Asia.
Mongolestes died out completely in the early Oligocene but outlasted all other Mesonychidae, being the last representative genus.