Wortmania otariidens Cope 1885 (taeniodont)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Stylinodontidae

Alternative combination: Hemiganus otariidens

Synonyms: Robertschochia sullivani Lucas and Williamson 1993, Schochia sullivani Lucas and Williamson 1993

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1885. The mammalian genus Hemiganus. American Naturalist 19:492-493

Belongs to Wortmania according to W. D. Matthew 1937

See also Cope 1885, Cope 1888, Hay 1899, Hay 1902, Lucas 2011, Lucas et al. 1998, Lucas and Williamson 1993 and Williamson and Brusatte 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Wortmania otariidens: AMNH 3394 (lectotype), a partial skeleton
  • Robertschochia sullivani: NMMNH P-9000, a maxilla (right P3-M2 in maxillary fragments). Its type locality is East Flank Kimbeto Wash (Puercan), which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (7: New Mexico collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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