Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae
Synonyms: Hyracodon ischyrolophus Schlaikjer 1935, Hyracodon selenidens Troxell 1921
Full reference: H. E. Wood. 1926. Hyracodon petersoni, a new cursorial rhinoceros from the Lower Oligocene. Annals of Carnegie Museum 16(7):315-318
Belongs to Hyracodon according to D. R. Prothero 1998
See also Galbreath 1953, Kihm 1987, Prothero 1996, Schlaikjer 1935, Scott 1941, Sinclair 1922, Sinclair 1924, Tanner and Martin 1976, Troxell 1921, Wood 1926 and Wood 1927
Sister taxa: Hyracodon browni, Hyracodon leidyanus, Hyracodon major, Hyracodon medius, Hyracodon nebraskensis, Hyracodon primus, Hyracodon priscidens
Type specimens:
- Hyracodon petersoni: CM 3572
- Hyracodon ischyrolophus: Its type locality is Yoder, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial siltstone/sandstone in the Chadron Formation of Wyoming.
- Hyracodon selenidens: YPM 11173.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (3: Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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