Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Full reference: R. Owen. 1841. Description of the fossil remains of a mammal (Hyracotherium leporinum) and of a bird (Lithornis vulturinus) from the London Clay . Transactions of the Geological Society of London VI(2)(1):203-208
Belongs to Hyracotherium according to J. A. Remy 2017
See also Froehlich 2002, Hooker 1994, Owen 1841 and Owen 1844
Sister taxa: Hyracotherium levei, Hyracotherium remyi, Hyracotherium tapirinum, Hyracotherium vasacciense
Type specimen: BMNH 16336, a skull. Its type locality is Studd Hill, which is in a Ypresian marine horizon in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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