Symborodon ophryas Cope 1873 (brontothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Alternative combinations: Brontotherium ophryas, Miobasileus ophryas, Titanotherium ophryas

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1873. Second notice of extinct Vertebrata from the Tertiary of the Plains. Paleontological Bulletin 15:1-6

Belongs to Symborodon according to E. D. Cope 1875

See also Cope 1873, Cope 1873, Hay 1902, Osborn 1896 and Osborn 1929

Sister taxa: Megacerops acer, Megacerops assiniboiensis, Megacerops bucco, Megacerops coloradensis, Megacerops copei, Megacerops curtus, Megacerops elatus, Megacerops kuwagatarhinus, Megacerops osborni, Megacerops riggsi, Megacerops syceras, Titanops medius, Teleodus avus, Menodus giganteus, Menodus tichoceras, Menodus heloceras, Menodus hypoceras, Menodus dolichoceras, Menodus angustigenis, Menodus torvus, Allops crassicornus, Diploclonus amplus, Brontops robustus, Brontops selwynianus, Brontops dispar, Brontops brachycephalus, Brontops validus, Brontops tyleri, Brontops bicornutus, Symborodon trigonoceras, Anisacodon montanus, Titanotherium proutii, Menops serotinus, Menops crassicornis, Menops varians, Menops bakeri, Menops walcotti, Menops marshi

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Symborodon ophryas in the database

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