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