†Wortmania otariidens Cope 1885 (taeniodont)
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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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