Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae
Alternative combinations: Elotherium mortoni, Entelodon mortoni
Synonyms: Archaeotherium clavus Marsh 1893, Archaeotherium robustum Leidy 1852, Arctodon vetustum Leidy 1852, Elotherium clavum Marsh 1893, Eotherium americanum Leidy 1852, Menodus americanus Leidy 1852, Rhinoceros americanus Leidy 1852
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1850. [Abstract of remarks made before a meeting of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, October 15th, 1850]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5(1):90-93
Belongs to Archaeotherium according to W. B. Scott 1940
See also Cope 1891, Effinger 1998, Foss and Fremd 1998, Galbreath 1953, Hay 1902, Leidy 1850, Leidy 1852, Leidy 1853, Leidy 1857, Leidy 1873, Marsh 1893, Osborn 1929, Peterson 1909, Sinclair 1922, Sinclair 1922, Troxell 1920 and Troxell 1920
Sister taxa: Archaeotherium calkinsi, Archaeotherium caninus, Archaeotherium coarctatum, Archaeotherium crassum, Archaeotherium imperator, Archaeotherium marshi, Archaeotherium palustris, Archaeotherium scotti, Archaeotherium superbum, Archaeotherium trippensis, Archaeotherium wanlessi, Eotherium abeli, Eotherium markgrafi, Choerodon calkinsi
Subtaxa: Archaeotherium clavus darbyi
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (15: Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (7: Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
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