Pentacemylus Peterson 1932 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Homacodontidae

Full reference: O. A. Peterson. 1932. New species from the Oligocene of the Uinta. Annals of Carnegie Museum 21(2):61-78

Parent taxon: Homacodontidae according to J. M. Theodor et al. 2007

See also Carroll 1988, Gazin 1955, Gentry and Hooker 1988, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Peterson 1932

Sister taxa: Antiacodon, Asiohomacodon, Auxontodon, Bunomerycini, Bunomeryx, Gagadon, Hexacodus, Homacodon, Homacodontini, Hylomeryx, Limeryx, Mesomeryx, Microsus, Mytonomeryx, Texodon, Tsaganohyus

Subtaxa: Pentacemylus leotensis Pentacemylus progressus

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Type: Pentacemylus progressus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (4: Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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