Isectolophus latidens Osborn et al. 1878 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla

Alternative combinations: Helaletes latidens, Parisectolophus latidens

Synonyms: Homogalax bridgerensis Troxell 1922, Homogalax reliquius Qi 1987, Isectolophus bogdulensis Reshetov 1979

Full reference: H. F. Osborn, W. B. Scott, and F. Speir. 1878. Palaeontological Report of the Princeton Scientific Expedition of 1877. Contributions from the Museum of Geology and Archæology of Princeton College 1:1-146

Belongs to Isectolophus according to L. T. Holbrook et al. 2004

See also Colbert and Schoch 1998, Gazin 1976, Hay 1902, Lucas et al. 2003, McCarroll et al. 1996, Osborn et al. 1878, Peterson 1919, Radinsky 1963, Schoch 1989, Troxell 1922 and Van Houten 1945

Sister taxa: Isectolophus annectens, Isectolophus radinskyi

Type specimens:

  • Isectolophus latidens: PU 10251, a partial skull (maxilla with P3-M3; mandible with i1-p1 roots, p3, m1-3)
  • Homogalax bridgerensis: YPM 12563, a partial skull.
  • Homogalax reliquius:
  • Isectolophus bogdulensis:

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (4: Nevada, Wyoming collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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