Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae
Synonyms: Centracodon Marsh 1872, Entomacodon Marsh 1872
Parent taxon: Herpetotheriinae according to Z. Johanson 1996
See also Alroy 2002, Cope 1879, Gunnell 2010, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hooker 1986, Hooker 1996, Johnson 1966, Korth 1994, Korth and Eaton 2004, Krishtalka and Stucky 1983, Krishtalka and Stucky 1983, Matthew 1909, McKenna and Bell 1997, Robinson 1968, Rothecker and Storer 1996, Van Valen 1967 and Vianey-Liaud et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Amphiperatherium, Asiadidelphis, Copedelphys, Galatiadelphys, Golerdelphys, Herpetotherium, Nortedelphys, Rumiodon, Swaindelphys, Thylacodon
Subtaxa: Entomacodon angustidens Peratherium africanus Peratherium antiquum Peratherium bretouense Peratherium comstocki Peratherium constans Peratherium cuvieri Peratherium edwardi Peratherium elegans Peratherium giselense Peratherium lavergnense Peratherium macgrewi Peratherium matronense
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Belgium (1 collection), Egypt (1), France (12), Germany (3), Oman (1), Serbia and Montenegro (4)
• Eocene to Oligocene of France (1)
• Eocene of Belgium (2), France (20), Germany (1), Portugal (2), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (6), the United Kingdom (6), United States (17: California, Colorado, Mississippi, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 79 collections including 87 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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