Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Alternative combinations: Euprotogonia puercensis, Phenacodus puercensis, Protogonia puercensis
Synonyms: Euprotogonia minor Matthew 1897, Euprotogonia subquadrata Cope 1881, Mioclaenus floverianus Cope 1888, Phenacodus calceolatus Cope 1883, Protogonia plicifera Cope 1882, Protogonia subquadrata Cope 1881, Protogonia zuniensis Cope 1888, Tetraclaenodon floverianus Cope 1888, Tetraclaenodon minor Matthew 1897, Tetraclaenodon pliciferus Cope 1882, Tetraclaenodon subquadratus Cope 1881, Tetraclaenodon symbolicus Gidley 1935
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. On some Mammalia of the lowest Eocene beds of New Mexico. Palaeontological Bulletin 33:484-495
Belongs to Tetraclaenodon according to J. G. M. Thewissen 1990
See also Cope 1881, Cope 1882, Cope 1883, Cope 1888, Granger 1915, Hartman 1986, Hay 1902, Matthew 1897, Matthew 1915, Matthew 1937, McKenna et al. 1987, Melville 1972, Rigby 1980, Scott 1892, Scott et al. 2013, Secord 1998, Simpson 1937, West 1970, West 1971, Williamson 1996, Williamson and Lucas 1993 and Winterfeld 1982
Sister taxon: Tetraclaenodon septentrionalis
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (40: California, Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming)
Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence
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