Aepinacodon Troxell 1921 (anthracothere)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae

Full reference: E. L. Troxell. 1921. The American bothriodonts. American Journal of Science 1(4):325-339

Parent taxon: Anthracotheriidae according to D. G. Kron and E. Manning 1998

See also Carroll 1988, Macdonald 1956, McKenna and Bell 1997, Russell 1978, Scott 1940 and Troxell 1921

Sister taxa: Afromeryx, Ancodon, Anthracochoerus, Anthracosenex, Anthracotheriinae, Arretotherium, Atopotherium, Bothriodontinae, Bugtitherium, Bunobrachyodus, Choeromeryx, Elliottherium, Elotherium, Gonotelma, Hemimeryx, Heothema, Huananothema, Kukusepasutanka, Masritherium, Merycops, Microbunodontinae, Pachychoerops, Parabrachyodus, Probrachyodus, Qatraniodon, Sivameryx, Telmatodon, Ulausuodon

Subtaxa: Aepinacodon americanus Aepinacodon deflectus Aepinacodon rostratus

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (3: South Dakota collections)

• Eocene of United States (4: Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah)

Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences

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