Mongolestes
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Mongolestes is an extinct mammal genus. Fossils have been found in the 'Ulan Gochu' formation of inner Mongolia
and likely originated in Asia
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Mongolestes died out completely in the early Oligocene
but outlasted all other Mesonychidae
, being the last representative genus.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
and likely originated in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Mongolestes died out completely in the early Oligocene
Oligocene
The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present . As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are slightly...
but outlasted all other Mesonychidae
Mesonychidae
Mesonychidae is an extinct family of medium to large-sized omnivorous-carnivorous mammals closely related to artiodactyls which were endemic to North America and Eurasia during the Early Paleocene to Late Eocene living from 65—33.9 mya, existing for approximately .- Description :The mesonychids...
, being the last representative genus.
Species
- Genus Mongolestes
- Mongolestes hadrodens
- Mongolestes huangheensis