Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Alternative combination: Mesonyx lanius
Belongs to Synoplotherium according to S. Tomiya et al. 2021
See also Alroy 2002, Cope 1880, Cope 1880, Hay 1902 and Hay 1930
Sister taxa: Synoplotherium canius, Synoplotherium vorax
Type specimen: AMNH FM 5022, a partial skeleton (partial right and left dentaries, premaxillary and maxillary fragments bearing right I2–I3 and right and left C1, partial right and left manus, and additional, ). Its type locality is Mammoth Butte, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Washakie Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Wyoming collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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