Metamynodon planifrons Scott and Osborn 1887 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae

Synonym: Metamynodon rex Troxell 1921

Full reference: W. B. Scott and H. F. Osborn. 1887. Preliminary account of the fossil mammals from the White River formation contained in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 13(5):151-171

Belongs to Metamynodon according to W. B. Scott and H. F. Osborn 1887

See also Hay 1902, Scott 1941, Troxell 1921 and Wood 1960

Sister taxa: Metamynodon chadronensis, Metamynodon mckinneyi

Ecology: amphibious browser

Distribution:

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

• Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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