Mongolonyx
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| Mongolonyx Temporal range: Middle Eocene–Oligocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Eutheria |
| Superorder: | Laurasiatheria |
| Order: | Mesonychia |
| Family: | Mesonychidae |
| Genus: | Mongolonyx |
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Mongolonyx is an extinct genus of carnivorous mesonychid mammal that lived during the Middle Eocene in Mongolia. It became extinct during the Oligocene. It was described by Szalay and Gould.
Mongolonyx fossils have been found in the 'Irdin Manha' beds.
Species
- Genus Mongolonyx
- Mongolonyx dolichognathus
- Mongolonyx robustus
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