Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Alternative combinations: Drepanodon primaevus, Machairodus primaevus
Synonyms: Drepanodon mentalis Sinclair 1921, Drepanodon molossus Thorpe 1920, Drepanodon oreodontis Cope 1873, Hoplophoneus insolens Adams 1896, Hoplophoneus latidens Thorpe 1920, Hoplophoneus marshi Thorpe 1920, Hoplophoneus mentalis Sinclair 1921, Hoplophoneus molossus Thorpe 1920, Hoplophoneus oreodontis Cope 1873, Hoplophoneus robustus Adams 1896, Machaerodus oreodontis Cope 1873
Belongs to Hoplophoneus according to P. Z. Barrett 2016
See also Adams 1896, Bryant 1996, Cope 1873, Cope 1874, Cope 1880, Galbreath 1953, Hay 1902, Hough 1949, Leidy 1853, Leidy 1857, Martin 1992, Matthew 1910, Scott and Jepsen 1936, Simpson 1941, Sinclair 1921, Thorpe 1920 and Wood 1927
Sister taxa: Hoplophoneus adelos, Hoplophoneus bidentatus, Hoplophoneus cerebralis, Hoplophoneus crassidens, Hoplophoneus dakotensis, Hoplophoneus occidentalis, Hoplophoneus oharrai, Hoplophoneus sicarius, Hoplophoneus strigidens, Hoplophoneus villebramarensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (11: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)
• Eocene of United States (6: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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