Mammalia - Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae
Alternative combination: Metalophodon armatus
Synonyms: Bathmodon cuspidatus Cope 1875, Bathmodon elephantopus Cope 1874, Bathmodon latidens Cope 1875, Bathmodon lomas Cope 1874, Bathmodon molestus Cope 1874, Bathmodon simus Cope 1874, Coryphodon curvicristis Cope 1882, Coryphodon cuspidatus Cope 1875, Coryphodon elephantopus Cope 1874, Coryphodon latidens Cope 1875, Coryphodon molestus Cope 1874, Coryphodon obliquus Cope 1877, Coryphodon simus Cope 1874, Coryphodon wortmani Osborn 1898
Belongs to Coryphodon according to M. D. Uhen and P. D. Gingerich 1995
See also Cope 1873, Cope 1875, Cope 1882, Earle 1892, Hay 1902, Lucas 1984, Lucas 1989 and Lucas 1998
Sister taxa: Manteodon youngi, Bathmodon latipes, Bathmodon brevipes, Bathmodon semicinctus, Loxolophodon speirianum
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (33: Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Wyoming collections)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
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