†Aepinacodon rostratus Scott 1894 (anthracothere)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Alternative combinations: Ancodon rostratus, Ancodus rostratus, Bothriodon rostratus, Hyopotamus rostratus
Belongs to Aepinacodon according to J. R. Macdonald 1956
See also Hay 1902, Kron and Manning 1998, Matthew 1909, Matthew 1909, Russell 1978, Scott 1940 and Troxell 1921
Sister taxa: Aepinacodon americanus, Aepinacodon deflectus
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Cottonwood Pass (Lower Nodular Zone) (Oligocene of South Dakota)
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