Tetheopsis speirianus Osborn 1881 (uintathere)

Mammalia - Dinocerata - Uintatheriidae

Alternative combinations: Loxalophodon speirianum, Tinoceras speirianum

Synonyms: Tetheopsis stenops Marsh 1885, Tinoceras annectens Marsh 1885, Tinoceras longiceps Marsh 1885, Tinoceras stenops Marsh 1885

Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1881. A memoir upon Loxolophodon and Uintatherium, two genera of the sub-order Dinocerata. Contributions from The E. M. Museum of Geology and Archaeology of the College of New Jersey 1:1-44

Belongs to Tetheopsis according to S. G. Lucas and R. M. Schoch 1998

See also Cope 1885, Hay 1902 and Wheeler 1961

Sister taxon: Tetheopsis ingens

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tetheopsis speirianus in the database

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