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Phenacocoelus
Taxonomy
Phenacocoelus was named by Peterson (1907). Its type is Phenacocoelus typus.
It was assigned to Phenacocoelinae by Schultz and Falkenbach (1950), MacFadden (1980); to Merycoidodontidae by Peterson (1907), Thorpe (1937), Lander (1998); and to Ticholeptinae by Stevens and Stevens (2007), Stevens et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Phenacocoelinae by Schultz and Falkenbach (1950), MacFadden (1980); to Merycoidodontidae by Peterson (1907), Thorpe (1937), Lander (1998); and to Ticholeptinae by Stevens and Stevens (2007), Stevens et al. (2023).
Species
P. kayi (syn. Hypsiops luskensis), P. typus (syn. P. munroensis) (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1907 | Phenacocoelus Peterson |
| 1937 | Phenacocoelus Thorpe p. 179 figs. Figs. 129-131 |
| 1950 | Phenacocoelus Schultz and Falkenbach p. 101 figs. 1 - 3, 11, 13, 15 |
| 1980 | Phenacocoelus MacFadden p. 93 |
| 1998 | Phenacocoelus Lander |
| 2007 | Phenacocoelus Stevens and Stevens p. 163 |
| 2023 | Phenacocoelus Stevens et al. p. 96 |
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G. †Phenacocoelus Peterson 1907
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†Phenacocoelus kayi Schultz and Falkenbach 1950
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Invalid names: Hypsiops luskensis Schultz and Falkenbach 1950 [synonym]
†Phenacocoelus typus Peterson 1907
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Invalid names: Phenacocoelus munroensis Peterson 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. B. Schultz and C. H. Falkenbach 1950 | SKULL: Small to medium size, basal lengths ranging from 155 to 250 mm., widths from 90 to 169 mm.; mesocephalic; low to moderately high; supraoccipital wings widely spread, protruding posteriorly, deeply notched on sides [not fan shaped as in Brachycrus, Ustatotochoerus, or Merychyus (Metoreodon), but more widely spread and with less posterior projection than in Promerycochoerus; deep pit on each side of medial line in exoccipital above base of paroc- cipi tal process; sagittal crest low; brain case inflated, rounded laterally, and slightly elongated anteroposteriorly; frontals moderately wide, flat to convex laterally; supra-orbital foramina vary in form (see discussion following); orbit roundish to oblong in outline, looking outward and upward; zygomatic arch moderately light (seespecificvariation); malar moderately shallow below the orbit; lacrimal fossa large and deep, with a shelf- like area below and extending anteriorly (see discussion, p. 104); muzzleslightly inflated; premaxillae joined for short distance, more so in large species; occipital condyle of moderate size; paroccipital process moderately wide at base, tapering rapidly to inferior border; bulla inflated, elongated anteroposteriorly, with flattened surface sloping from high external border to low internal border (adjacent to basioccipital region), similar to examples of Merychyus (Metoreodon); post-glenoid process from moderately light to robust; posterior palate projects for short distance posterior to M3.
MANDIBLE: Small to medium size; moderately robust (in comparison with examples of Ticholeptus and Merychyus); postsyrnphysis in area below anterior portion of Pa; inferior border of ramus increasing gradually in depth from symphysis to a point below Ma,with a marked downward and inward curve just posterior to Ma;ascending ramus moderately high; condyle set at approximate right angle to dental series, with an internal downward slope. DENTITION: Brachyodont (slightly more brachyodont than in Hypsi,ops); external styles of superior molars moderately prominent; superior molars have a squarish appearance from crown views; premolars slightly crowded; PLP 8 with anterior intermediate crest; C/ and P1moderately large to large. LIMBS: Moderately robust, more so than in Hypsiops and Merychyus but less than in Submerycochoerusand Merycochoerus. | |
| M. S. Stevens et al. 2023 | Small oreodonts with anteroposteriorly elongated premolars that are highly molarized, yet low crowned compared to other oreodonts, plus the distinctive ticholeptine facial vacuity, and the infraorbital foramen over the P3-P4, and robust glenoid processes. |