Yangtanglestes
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| Yangtanglestes conexus Fossil range: Early to Late Paleocene |
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Yangtanglestes conexus is a weasel-like Chinese mesonychid that first appeared during the Early Paleocene, and is the oldest known mesonychid. It went extinct during the Nongshanian division of the Late Paleocene, and lived sympatrically with its descendant genera, including Dissacus, Sinonyx and Jiangxia.
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