Meniscotherium tapiacitum Cope 1882 (condylarth)

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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