Palaeosyops manteoceras Osborn in Matthew 1899 (brontothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Belongs to Palaeosyops according to Matthew 1899

See also Hay 1902, Mader 1989, Mader 2008, Mihlbachler 2008 and Osborn 1908

Sister taxa: Palaeosyops fontinalis, Palaeosyops junius, Palaeosyops paludosus, Palaeosyops robustus, Palaeosyops ultimus

Type specimen: AMNH 1569, a skull (a skull with no complete teeth)

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeosyops manteoceras in the database

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