†Coryphodon lobatus Cope 1877 (pantodont)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae

Synonyms: Bathmodon pachypus Cope 1883, Coryphodon anax Cope 1882, Coryphodon ventanus Osborn 1898

Belongs to Coryphodon according to M. D. Uhen and P. D. Gingerich 1995

See also Alroy 2002, Cope 1882, Cope 1882, Earle 1892 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Bathmodon latipes, Bathmodon semicinctus, Bathmodon brevipes, Loxolophodon speirianum, Manteodon youngi

Type specimens:

  • Coryphodon lobatus: Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico
  • Bathmodon pachypus:
  • Coryphodon anax:
  • Coryphodon ventanus:

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (18: New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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