Archaeotherium trippensis Skinner et al. 1968 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae

Full reference: M. F. Skinner, S. M. Skinner, and R. J. Gooris. 1968. Cenozoic rocks and faunas of Turtle Butte, south-central South Dakota. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 138(7)

Belongs to Archaeotherium according to M. F. Skinner et al. 1968

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Wewela, which is in a Monroecreekian terrestrial horizon in the Turtle Butte Formation of South Dakota

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Wewela

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