Jiangxia (mammal)

Jiangxia chaotoensis
Temporal range: Early Paleocene–Late Paleocene
Jiangxia chaotoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Mesonychia
Family: Mesonychidae
Genus: Jiangxia
Species: J. chaotoensis
Species
  • J. chaotoensis

Jiangxia chaotoensis is a Chinese mesonychid from the Nongshanian division of the Upper Paleocene. It may be related to the genera Pachyaena and Hessolestes.

J. chaotoensis was named after the province of Jiangxi, where it was found.

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