†Helohyus milleri Sinclair 1914 (even-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Helohyidae
Synonym: Lophiohyus alticeps Sinclair 1914
Full reference: W. J. Sinclair. 1914. A revision of the bunodont artiodactyla of the Middle and Lower Eocene of North America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 33(21):267-295
Belongs to Helohyus according to W. J. Sinclair 1914
See also Stucky 1998
Sister taxa: Helohyus lentus, Helohyus plicodon, Ithygrammodon cameloides, Thinotherium annulatum
Type specimens:
- Helohyus milleri: Its type locality is Burnt Fork (Bridger C), which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
- Lophiohyus alticeps:
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (8: Wyoming collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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