Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Full reference: B. J. Mader and J. P. Alexander. 1995. Megacerops kuwagatarhinus n. sp., an Unusual Brontothere (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) with Distally Forked Horns. Journal of Paleontology 69(3):581-587
Belongs to Megacerops according to M. C. Mihlbachler et al. 2004
See also Mader and Alexander 1995
Sister taxa: Megacerops acer, Megacerops assiniboiensis, Megacerops bucco, Megacerops coloradensis, Megacerops copei, Megacerops curtus, Megacerops elatus, Megacerops osborni, Megacerops riggsi, Megacerops syceras, Brontops bicornutus, Brontops selwynianus, Brontops tyleri, Brontops robustus, Brontops validus, Brontops brachycephalus, Brontops dispar, Symborodon trigonoceras, Symborodon ophryas, Anisacodon montanus, Titanotherium proutii, Allops crassicornus, Diploclonus amplus, Menodus hypoceras, Menodus heloceras, Menodus angustigenis, Menodus dolichoceras, Menodus giganteus, Menodus torvus, Menodus tichoceras, Teleodus avus, Titanops medius, Menops serotinus, Menops marshi, Menops varians, Menops walcotti, Menops crassicornis, Menops bakeri
Type specimen: Its type locality is Capitol Rock (Lower), which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in Montana
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (2: Colorado, Montana)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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