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, Brontotherium hypoceras, Brontotherium rumelicum, Brontotherium dolichoceras, Brontotherium ramosum, Brontotherium tichoceras, Brontotherium medium, Brontops amplus, Brontops robustus, Brontops dispar, Brontops brachycephalus, Eotherium, Menodus heloceras, Menodus proutii, Menodus varians, Menodus trigonoceras, Menodus torvus, Menodus giganteus, Teleodus avus, Diploclonus tyleri, Diploclonus bicornutus, Diploclonus selwynianus, Allops marshi, Allops crassicornus, Haplacodon, Menops crassicornis, Menops serotinus, Menops walcotti, Menops bakeri

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

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

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