Aliusuellus
| Aliusuellus Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Tapirulidae |
| Genus: | †Aliusuellus |
| Species: | †A. laolii
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| Binomial name | |
| †Aliusuellus laolii Bai et al., 2023
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Aliusuellus is an extinct monotypic genus of tapirulid ungulate that lived in China during the Irdinmanhan Asian land mammal age of the Eocene epoch.
Etymology
The generic name Aliusuellus is named after the Ali Usu site where the holotype specimen was discovered. The specific epithet of the type and only species, Aliusuellus laolii, means 'elder Li', in reference to Qiang Li, the discoverer of the holotype.[1]
References
- ^ Bai, Bin; Theodor, Jessica M.; Wang, Yuan-Qing; Meng, Jin (4 May 2023). "New early and middle Eocene artiodactyls from the Erlian Basin, Inner Mongolia, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 43 (3). doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2294006. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 31 January 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.