Alternative combinations: Eohippus tapirinus, Hyracotherium tapirinus, Orohippus tapirinus
Synonym: Systemodon cristatus Wortman 1896
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 Systemodon according to D. J. Froehlich 2002
See also Cope 1875, Cope 1882, Froehlich 1999, Granger 1908, Hay 1899, Hay 1902, MacFadden 1998, Peterson 1919, Radinsky 1963, Troxell 1922 and Wortman 1896
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Systemodon tapirinus: USNM 1064, a mandible (right mandible fragment with P3–M3)
- Systemodon cristatus: AMNH 258b, a mandible (fragment of lower jaw with p3-m2).
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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