Archaeotherium marshi Troxell 1920 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae

Full reference: E. L. Troxell. 1920. Entelodonts in the Marsh Collection; Part II. The genus Archaeotherium. American Journal of Science 200:361-386

Belongs to Archaeotherium according to W. B. Scott 1940

See also Troxell 1920

Sister taxa: Archaeotherium calkinsi, Archaeotherium caninus, Archaeotherium coarctatum, Archaeotherium crassum, Archaeotherium imperator, Archaeotherium mortoni, Archaeotherium palustris, Archaeotherium scotti, Archaeotherium superbum, Archaeotherium trippensis, Archaeotherium wanlessi, Eotherium abeli, Eotherium markgrafi, Choerodon calkinsi

Type specimen: YPM 12025. Its type locality is French Creek, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in South Dakota.

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at French Creek

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