There are two species of Gobiconodon in the Early Cretaceous Khoboor locality of Mongolia: G. borissiaki Trofimov, 1978, and G. hoburensis (Trofimov, 1978). The smaller G. hoburensis has i2 half the size of i1, double-rooted dp2, and two generations of molariforms (m1-5 and m1r-4r). In the larger G. borissiaki, i2 is about ¾ size of i1, dp2 is singlerooted, and there are three generations of molariforms (m1-5, m1r-5r, m1rr-2rr). In larger G. ostromi Jenkins and Schaff, 1988, there are three molariforms of the third generation (m1rr-3rr). The anterior lower dentition of Gobiconodon is interpreted as i1-3, c, and dp1-2. The replacement of dp1 by p1 is known only in G. hoburensis. The dp2 is not replaced and may be lost in some specimens (G. hoburensis, G. ostromi) with its alveolus plugged by bone. Gobiconodon includes five valid species: G. borissiaki, G. hoburensis, G. ostromi, G. hopsoni Rougier et al., 2001, and G. zofiae Li et al., 2001 (=G. luoianus Yuan et al., 2009, syn. nov.). The holotype upper maxill
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17-43
Number of pages27
JournalJournal of Mammalian Evolution
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

    Research areas

  • Mammalia . Trechnotheria . Gobiconodon . Mongolia . Early Cretaceous

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