Sphenocoelus Osborn 1895 (brontothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Synonyms: Dolichorhinoides Granger and Gregory 1943, Dolichorhinus Hatcher 1895, Tanyorhinus Cook 1926

Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1895. Fossil mammals of the Uinta Basin. Expedition of 1894. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 7(2):71-105

Parent taxon: Dolichorhininae according to B. J. Mader 2008

See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Granger and Gregory 1943, Hay 1902, Mader 1998, Mihlbachler 2008, Osborn 1914, Prothero and Schoch 1989, Riggs 1912, Scott 1913 and Tedford et al. 1987

Sister taxa: Mesatirhinus, Fossendorhinus

Subtaxa: Dolichorhinus vallidens Sphenocoelus hyognathus Sphenocoelus intermedius Sphenocoelus uintensis

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Type: Sphenocoelus uintensis

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (8: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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