Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Periptychidae
Alternative combinations: Carsioptychus coarctatus, Plagioptychus coarctatus
Synonyms: Carsioptychus matthewi Simpson 1936, Periptychus brabensis Cope 1888, Periptychus hamaxitus Gazin 1941, Periptychus matthewi Simpson 1936, Plagioptychus matthewi Simpson 1936
Belongs to Periptychus according to J. J. Eberle and J. A. Lillegraven 1998
See also Archibald et al. 1987, Cifelli et al. 1999, Cope 1888, Eberle 2003, Hay 1902, Matthew 1897, Matthew 1937, Middleton 1983, Simpson 1936, Simpson 1936, Van Valen 1978, Williamson 1996 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxa: Periptychus carinidens, Carsioptychus hamaxitus
Type specimens:
- Periptychus coarctatus: AMNH 3775, a mandible (lower dentition)
- Periptychus brabensis:
- Periptychus hamaxitus:
- Periptychus matthewi:
- Plagioptychus matthewi: Its type locality is Barrel Spring Arroyo (Taeniolabis Zone), which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (55: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 55 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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