Menodus montanus Marsh 1875 (brontothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Alternative combinations: Anisacodon montanus, Diconodon montanus, Symborodon montanus, Titanotherium montanum

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1875. Notice of new Tertiary mammals, IV. American Journal of Science, series 3 9(51):239-250

Belongs to Menodus according to H. F. Osborn 1929

See also Hay 1902, Mader 1989, Mader 1998, Marsh 1875, Osborn 1896 and Osborn 1902

Sister taxa: Megacerops acer, Megacerops angustigenis, Megacerops assiniboiensis, Megacerops bucco, Megacerops coloradensis, Megacerops copei, Megacerops curtus, Megacerops kuwagatarhinus, Megacerops osborni, Megacerops riggsi, Megacerops syceras, Allops crassicornus, Allops marshi, Haplacodon, Brontotherium tichoceras, Brontotherium dolichoceras, Brontotherium medium, Brontotherium ramosum, Brontotherium rumelicum, Brontotherium hypoceras, Teleodus avus, Menodus giganteus, Menodus proutii, Eotherium, Menodus torvus, Menodus varians, Menodus heloceras, Menodus trigonoceras, Diploclonus bicornutus, Diploclonus tyleri, Diploclonus selwynianus, Menops serotinus, Menops crassicornis, Menops bakeri, Menops walcotti, Brontops brachycephalus, Brontops robustus, Brontops amplus, Brontops dispar

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Menodus montanus in the database

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