Prototomus multicuspis Cope 1875

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Alternative combinations: Sinopa multicuspis, Stypolophus multicuspis

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1875. Systematic Catalogue of Vertebrata of the Eocene of New Mexico, Collected in 1874. Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Engineer Department, U. S. Army 5-37

Belongs to Prototomus according to L. Van Valen 1965

See also Cope 1875, Gingerich and Deutsch 1989, Gunnell 1998, Guthrie 1971, Hay 1902, Matthew 1909, Matthew and Granger 1915, Polly 1996 and Scott 1892

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

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Prototomus multicuspis in the database

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