†Titanoides gidleyi Jepsen 1930 (pantodont)
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Mammalia - Cimolesta - Titanoideidae
Synonym: Titanoides zeuxis Simpson 1937
Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1930. New Vertebrate Fossils from the Lower Eocene of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 69(1):117-131
Belongs to Titanoides according to E. L. Simons 1960
See also Gingerich 1996, Jepsen 1930 and Simpson 1937
Sister taxa: Titanoides looki, Titanoides major, Titanoides nanus, Titanoides primaevus
Type specimens:
- Titanoides gidleyi: PU 13235, a mandible. Its type locality is Titanoides gidleyi Locality, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
- Titanoides zeuxis: AMNH 35201, a mandible. Its type locality is Titanoides zeuxis Locality, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the "Fort Union No. 3 (Melville) Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (9: Montana, Texas, Wyoming collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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