Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae
Synonyms: Ammodon leidyanum Marsh in Cope 1868, Ammodon leidyanus Marsh in Cope 1868, Daeodon leidyanum Marsh in Cope 1868, Daeodon mento Allen 1926, Dinohyus leidyanus Marsh in Cope 1868, Dinohyus mento Allen 1926
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1878. On some of the characters of the Miocene fauna of Oregon. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 18(102):63-78
Belongs to Daeodon according to S. E. Foss and T. Fremd 1998
See also Albright 1991, Albright 1999, Albright et al. 2019, Allen 1926, Cope 1878, Hay 1902, Lucas et al. 1998 and Lucas et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Daeodon humerosus, Boochoerus angustus, Ammodon bathrodon
Type specimens:
- Daeodon shoshonensis: AMNH 7387, a mandible (mandibular symphysis)
- Ammodon leidyanum: YPM 12040, a tooth (right p4). Its type locality is Farmingdale, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Kirkwood Formation of New Jersey.
- Dinohyus mento: Its type locality is Ashley River (Miocene Marl), which is in a Miocene marine marl in South Carolina.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)
• Arikareean of United States (1: Oregon)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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