Hyperdichobune spinifera Stehlin 1906 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae

Alternative combination: Dichobune spinifera

Belongs to Hyperdichobune according to J. M. Theodor et al. 2007

See also Hooker 1986

Sister taxa: Hyperdichobune hammeli, Hyperdichobune langi, Hyperdichobune nobilis, Hyperdichobune spectabilis

Type specimen: NMB Mt 147, a maxilla (right maxilla with dP3, dP4-M2)

Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Mormont Entreroches (Eocene of Switzerland)

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