Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae
Alternative combination: Peratherium knighti
Synonyms: Centracodon delicatus Marsh 1872, Entomacodon minutus Marsh 1872, Peradectes morrisi Gazin 1962, Peratherium morrisi Gazin 1962
Full reference: P. O. McGrew, J. E. Berman, M. K. Hecht, J. M. Hummel, G. G. Simpson and A. E. Wood. 1959. The geology and paleontology of the Elk Mountain and Tabernacle Butte area, Wyoming. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 117(3):117-176
Belongs to Herpetotherium according to M. R. Dawson and K. N. Constenius 2018
See also Gazin 1962, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Krishtalka and Stucky 1983, Marsh 1872, Matthew 1909, McGrew et al. 1959, Robinson 1968 and Rothecker and Storer 1996
Sister taxa: Herpetotherium fugax, Herpetotherium innominatum, Herpetotherium marsupium, Herpetotherium merriami, Herpetotherium valens, Herpetotherium youngi
Type specimens:
- Herpetotherium knighti: Its type locality is Hyopsodus Hill, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
- Centracodon delicatus:
- Entomacodon minutus:
- Peratherium morrisi:
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (63: California, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 65 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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