†Montanatylopus matthewi Prothero 1986 (even-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Oromerycidae
Full reference: D. R. Prothero. 1986. A New Oromerycid (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from the Early Oligocene of Montana. Journal of Paleontology 60(2):458-465
Belongs to Montanatylopus according to D. R. Prothero 1986
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CM 9918, a skeleton (nearly complete skeleton). Its type locality is McCarty's Mountain, which is in a Chadronian wet floodplain tuff in the Chadron Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Montana, New Mexico collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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