Phenacocoelus
| Phenacocoelus Temporal range: Late Oligocene | |
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| Phenacocoelus parvus teeth | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Superfamily: | †Merycoidodontoidea |
| Family: | †Merycoidodontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Phenacocoelinae |
| Genus: | †Phenacocoelus Peterson (1907) |
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Phenacocoelus is an extinct genus of oreodont of the family Merycoidodontidae, subfamily Merycoidodontinae, endemic to North America during the Late Oligocene-Early Miocene subepochs (24.8—20.6 mya), existing for approximately 4.2 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Phenacocoelus was named by Peterson (1907). Its type is Phenacocoelus typus. It was assigned to Merycoidodontidae by Peterson (1907) and Lander (1998).[2][3]
Morphology
A single specimen was examined by M. Mendoza for body mass and was estimated to have a weight of 73.0 kg (160.9 lbs).[4]
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been uncovered in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska
Species
Phenacocoelus typus (syn. P. munroensis).
References
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Phenacocoelus, basic info
- ↑ O. A. Peterson. 1907. Annals of Carnegie Museum
- ↑ B. Lander. 1998. Oreodontoidea. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary mammals of North America 402-425
- ↑ M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. 2006. Estimating the body mass of extinct ungulates: a study on the use of multiple regression. Journal of Zoology
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