Prototomus robustus Matthew and Granger 1915 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Alternative combination: Prolimnocyon robustus

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1915. A revision of the Lower Eocene Wasatch and Wind River faunas. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 34(1):1-103

Belongs to Prototomus according to G. F. Gunnell 1998

See also Delson 1971, Gingerich and Deutsch 1989, Matthew and Granger 1915, Polly 1993, Polly 1996 and Van Valen 1969

Sister taxa: Prototomus deimos, Prototomus girardoti, Prototomus martis, Prototomus minimus, Prototomus multicuspis, Prototomus phobos, Prototomus secundarius

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (26: Wyoming collections)

Total: 26 collections including 27 occurrences

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