Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1956. Palaeocene mammalian faunas of the Bison Basin in south-central Wyoming. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 131(6):1-57
Belongs to Phenacodus according to C. L. Gazin 1956
Sister taxa: Phenacodus grangeri, Phenacodus hemiconus, Phenacodus intermedius, Phenacodus magnus, Phenacodus matthewi, Phenacodus primaevus, Phenacodus sulcatus, Phenacodus trilobatus, Phenacodus vortmani, Phenacodus zuniensis, Opisthotomus astutus, Opisthotomus flagrans
Type specimen: USNM 20564, a maxilla. Its type locality is Saddle, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (17: California, Montana, Texas, Wyoming collections)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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