Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Alternative combination: Anthracotherium curtum
Synonyms: Anthracotherium karense Osborn and Wortman 1894, Heptacodon karensis Osborn and Wortman 1894, Octacodon karense Osborn and Wortman 1894, Octacodon valens Marsh 1894
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1894. A new Miocene mammal. American Journal of Science 47(281):409
Belongs to Heptacodon according to W. B. Scott 1940
See also Hay 1902, Kron and Manning 1998, Macdonald 1956, Marsh 1894, Marsh 1894, Marsh 1894, Matthew 1909, Osborn and Wortman 1894 and Troxell 1921
Sister taxa: Heptacodon gibbiceps, Heptacodon occidentale, Heptacodon occidentalis, Heptacodon pellionis, Heptacodon yeguaensis
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: South Dakota collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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