Epimanteoceras formosus Granger and Gregory 1943 (brontothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Synonym: Dolichorhinoides angustidens Granger and Gregory 1943

Full reference: W. Granger and W. K. Gregory. 1943. A revision of the Mongolian titanotheres. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 80(10):349-389

Belongs to Epimanteoceras according to M. C. Mihlbachler 2008

See also Granger and Gregory 1943

Sister taxa: Epimanteoceras amplus, Epimanteoceras mae, Epimanteoceras praecursor

Type specimens:

  • Epimanteoceras formosus: AMNH 21613, a skull. Its type locality is Ulan Shireh (SSPE), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Shara Murum Formation of China.
  • Dolichorhinoides angustidens: AMNH 21607, a partial skull. Its type locality is Ulan Shireh (SSPE), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Shara Murum Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Ulan Shireh (SSPE)

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