Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae
Alternative combination: Peratherium merriami
Full reference: C. Stock and E. L. Furlong. 1922. A Marsupial from the John Day Oligocene of Logan Butte, Eastern Oregon. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 13(8):311-317
Belongs to Herpetotherium according to W. W. Korth 1994
See also Stock and Furlong 1922
Sister taxa: Herpetotherium fugax, Herpetotherium innominatum, Herpetotherium knighti, Herpetotherium marsupium, Herpetotherium valens, Herpetotherium youngi
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (4: Oregon collections)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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