Hemithlaeus Cope 1882 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Periptychidae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1882. The Periptychidae. The American Naturalist 16:832-833

Parent taxon: Periptychidae according to M. R. Atteberry and J. J. Eberle 2021

See also Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Cope 1882 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Alticonus, Ampliconus, Anisonchinae, Anisonchus, Auraria, Beornus, Conacodon, Conacodontinae, Escatepos, Goleroconus, Miniconus, Mithrandir, Oxyacodon, Paleoungulatum, Periptychinae, Tinuviel

Subtaxa: Hemithlaeus josephi Hemithlaeus kowalevskianus

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (6: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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