Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Synonym: Phenacodus robustus Simpson 1937
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. On the Vertebrata of the Wind River Eocene beds of Wyoming. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 6(1):183-202
Belongs to Phenacodus according to M. A. O'Leary and K. D. Rose 1995
See also Cope 1881, Granger 1915, Hay 1902, Simpson 1937 and Thewissen 1990
Sister taxa: Phenacodus bisonensis, Phenacodus grangeri, Phenacodus hemiconus, Phenacodus intermedius, Phenacodus magnus, Phenacodus matthewi, Phenacodus primaevus, Phenacodus sulcatus, Phenacodus vortmani, Phenacodus zuniensis, Opisthotomus flagrans, Opisthotomus astutus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (32: Wyoming collections)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
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