Diplacodon gigan Mihlbachler 2011 (brontothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Full reference: M. C. Mihlbachler. 2011. A new uintan horned brontothere from Wyoming and the evolution of canine size and sexual dimorphism in the Brontotheriidae (Perissodactyla: Mammalia). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(1):202-214

Belongs to Diplacodon according to M. C. Mihlbachler 2011

Sister taxa: Diplacodon elatus, Diplacodon emarginatus

Type specimen: AMNH 117163, a partial skull

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Diplacodon gigan in the database

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