Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Full reference: W. Granger. 1915. A Revision of the Lower Eocene Wasatch and Wind River Faunas. Part III - Order Condylarthra. Families Phenacodontidae and Meniscotheriidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 34(10):329-361
Belongs to Phenacodus according to Bown 1979
See also Granger 1915, Guthrie 1971, Rose et al. 2012 and Simpson 1937
Sister taxa: Phenacodus bisonensis, Phenacodus grangeri, Phenacodus hemiconus, Phenacodus magnus, Phenacodus matthewi, Phenacodus primaevus, Phenacodus sulcatus, Phenacodus trilobatus, Phenacodus vortmani, Phenacodus zuniensis, Opisthotomus flagrans, Opisthotomus astutus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (98: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
• Cf2 of United States (1: Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (104: Montana, Wyoming)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 204 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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