†Epimanteoceras formosus Granger and Gregory 1943 (brontothere)
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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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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