Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Alternative combinations: Sinopa secundaria, Sinopa secundarius, Stypolophus secundarius
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1875. Systematic Catalogue of Vertebrata of the Eocene of New Mexico, Collected in 1874. Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Engineer Department, U. S. Army 5-37
Belongs to Prototomus according to E. D. Cope 1875
See also Gingerich and Deutsch 1989, Gunnell 1998, Hay 1902, Matthew 1909, Matthew and Granger 1915, Polly 1996 and Scott 1892
Sister taxa: Prototomus deimos, Prototomus girardoti, Prototomus martis, Prototomus minimus, Prototomus multicuspis, Prototomus phobos, Prototomus robustus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (19: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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