Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Alternative combination: Herpetotherium edwardi
Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1952. The Lower Eocene Knight Formation Of Western Wyoming and Its Mammalian Faunas. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117(18):1-82
Belongs to Peratherium according to L. Krishtalka and R. K. Stucky 1983
See also Bown and Rose 1979, Gazin 1952 and Kelly 2010
Sister taxa: Peratherium africanus, Peratherium antiquum, Peratherium bretouense, Peratherium comstocki, Peratherium constans, Peratherium cuvieri, Peratherium elegans, Peratherium giselense, Peratherium lavergnense, Peratherium macgrewi, Peratherium matronense, Entomacodon angustidens
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: found only at La Barge (Eocene of Wyoming)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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