Pastoralodon is an extinct genus of pastoralodontid pantodont from the Palaeogene of East Asia. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, P. lacustris.

Pastoralodon
Temporal range: Paleogene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pantodonta
Family: Pastoralodontidae
Genus: Pastoralodon
Chow and Qi, 1978
Type species
Pastoralodon lacustris

Distribution

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P. lacustris fossils have been found in the Nomogen Formation, a geologic formation dating back to around the Palaeocene-Eocene boundary.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Wang, YuanQing; Meng, Jin; Beard, Christopher K.; Li, Qian; Ni, XiJun; Gebo, Daniel L.; Bai, Bin; Jin, Xun; Li, Ping (3 November 2010). "Early Paleogene stratigraphic sequences, mammalian evolution and its response to environmental changes in Erlian Basin, Inner Mongolia, China". Science China Earth Sciences. 53 (12): 1918–1926. doi:10.1007/s11430-010-4095-8. ISSN 1674-7313. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via Springer Link.