Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Alternative combination: Peratherium titanelix
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1903. The fauna of the Titanotherium Beds at Pipestone Springs, Montana. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 19(6):197-226
Belongs to Copedelphys according to J. Rothecker and J. E. Storer 1996
See also Hay 1930, Korth 1994 and Matthew 1903
Sister taxon: Copedelphys stevensoni
Type specimen: AMNH 9603, a mandible ( a lower law with P3 and m2.4 and alveoli of the remaining teeth except incisors). Its type locality is Pipestone Springs, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the Renova Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (7: Montana)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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