†Meniscotherium tapiacitum Cope 1882 (condylarth)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Alternative combination: Meniscotherium tapiacitis
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1882. Synopsis of the Vertebrata of the Puerco Eocene epoch. Supplement on a new Meniscotherium from the Wasatch epoch. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 20:461-471
Belongs to Meniscotherium according to S. G. Lucas et al. 1981
See also Cope 1882 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Meniscotherium chamense, Meniscotherium priscum
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (17: California, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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