†Metatelmatherium ultimum Osborn 1908 (brontothere)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Alternative combination: Telmatherium ultimum
Synonym: Manteoceras uintensis Douglass 1909
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1908. New or little known titanotheres from the Eocene and Oligocene. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 24(32):599-617
Belongs to Metatelmatherium according to B. J. Mader 2008
See also Douglass 1909, Granger and Gregory 1943, Mader 1989, Mihlbachler 2008 and Osborn 1908
Sister taxa: Metatelmatherium cristatum, Metatelmatherium lahirii, Metatelmatherium parvum
Type specimens:
- Metatelmatherium ultimum: Its type locality is Kennedy's Hole, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah
- Manteoceras uintensis:
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Kennedy's Hole
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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