Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Alternative combinations: Chriacus hyattianus, Protochriacus hyattianus
Synonyms: Loxolophus adapinus Cope 1885, Mimotricentes mirielae Van Valen 1978
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1885. The oldest Tertiary Mammalia. American Naturalist 19:385-387
Belongs to Loxolophus according to J. J. Eberle and J. A. Lillegraven 1998
See also Cope 1885, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hunter 1997, Matthew 1897, Matthew 1937, Scott 1892, Van Valen 1978, Williamson 1996 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxa: Deltatherium interruptum, Loxolophus attenuatus, Loxolophus criswelli, Loxolophus faulkneri, Loxolophus grangeri, Loxolophus kimbetovius, Loxolophus pentacus, Loxolophus priscus, Loxolophus schizophrenus, Loxolophus spiekeri, Loxolophus stenognathus
Type specimens:
- Loxolophus hyattianus: AMNH 3121, a maxilla (crushed fragment of maxilla containing LM1-M3)
- Loxolophus adapinus:
- Mimotricentes mirielae: AMNH 58219, a mandible (jaw with one-half m2 and m3). Its type locality is Mammalon Hill, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (11: Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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