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Duchesneodus
Taxonomy
Duchesneodus was named by Lucas and Schoch (1982). It is not extant. Its type is Teleodus uintensis.
It was assigned to Brontotheridae by Lucas and Schoch (1982), Carroll (1988); to Telmatheriinae by Prothero and Schoch (1989); to Brontotheriinae by Mader (1998); and to Brontotheriita by Mihlbachler (2008).
It was assigned to Brontotheridae by Lucas and Schoch (1982), Carroll (1988); to Telmatheriinae by Prothero and Schoch (1989); to Brontotheriinae by Mader (1998); and to Brontotheriita by Mihlbachler (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Duchesneodus Lucas and Schoch |
| 1988 | Duchesneodus Carroll |
| 1989 | Duchesneodus Prothero and Schoch p. 537 |
| 1998 | Duchesneodus Mader p. 531 |
| 2008 | Duchesneodus Mihlbachler p. 413 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S. G. Lucas and R. M. Schoch 1982 | Moderately large titanotheres. Length of M 1_/- 3 approximately 150-180 mm; dental formula IiC/P 4--34--3M:13 ; incisors small and round; canines short with round cross-sections; premolars molariform: upper premolars with distinct tetartacones, lower premolars with distinct entoconids; M3 with distinct hypocone; labial faces of lower cheek teeth vertical or nearly vertical; labial cingula absent or very poorly developed on cheek teeth; nasals bearing two small horns that are round to trihedral in cross-section; skull roof with distinct convexity between occiput and orbits; skull mesaticephalic. |