Achaenodon fremdi Lucas et al. 2004 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Helohyidae

Full reference: S. G. Lucas, S. E. Foss, and M. C. Mihlbacher. 2004. Achaenodon (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from the Eocene Clarno Formation, Oregon, and the Age of the Hancock Quarry Local Fauna. in Paleogene Mammals, S. G. Lucas, K. E. Zeigler, and P.E. Kondrashov (eds.), New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin (26)89-95

Belongs to Achaenodon according to S. E. Foss 2007

See also Lucas et al. 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: OMSI 590, a maxilla. Its type locality is Hancock Quarry, which is in an Eocene terrestrial conglomerate/sandstone in the Clarno Formation of Oregon.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Hancock Quarry

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