Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Alternative combination: Harpagolestes breviceps
Full reference: M. R. Thorpe. 1923. New species of Uinta Carnivora from White River, Utah. American Journal of Science 5(27):218-224
Belongs to Harpagolestes according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Szalay and Gould 1966 and Thorpe 1923
Sister taxa: Harpagolestes immanis, Harpagolestes koreanicus, Harpagolestes leei, Harpagolestes leotensis, Harpagolestes macrocephalus, Harpagolestes orientalis, Harpagolestes uintensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Wagonhound Canyon (Uinta B2), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Wagonhound Canyon (Uinta B2)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.