Telmatherium validum Marsh 1872 (brontothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of new Tertiary mammals. Part I. American Journal of Science 4(20):122-128

Belongs to Telmatherium according to M. C. Mihlbachler and T. A. Deméré 2009

Sister taxa: Telmatherium megarhinum, Telmatherium validus, Manteoceras pratensis, Manteoceras foris

Type specimen: YPM 11120, a partial skull

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Duncan Ranch (Upper) (Eocene of Wyoming)

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