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Palaeotherium ? proutii Owen et al., 1850

Catalog Data

Collector:
John Evans  Search this
Type Citation:
Leidy. 1852. Smithsonian Inst.Ann.Rept. 1851.
Leidy, Owen. 1852. Rept.Geol.Survey Wisconsin, Iowa And Minnesota. 551-555, pl.9,f.3a.
Owen, Norwood, et al. 1850. Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia Proc. 66.
Cope. 1891. Canada Geol.Survey Contr.Canadian Paleontology. 3 : 10.
Harksen, MacDonald. 1969. South Dakota Geol.Survey Rept.Inv. (n.o.99): 16.
Osborn, H. F. 1929. U.S.Geol.Survey Mon. 1 (n.55): 110, 205,206,521,523,524,532,t.f.2,160,v.2,pl.cxxv.
Leidy. 1869. Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia Jour. 7,ser.2 : 211.
Leidy. 1871. U.S.Geol.Geogr.Survey Terr.Rept. 354-355.
Leidy. 1854. Smithsonian Contr.Knowledge. 6 : 72-78, pl.16,f.2,3.
Cope. 1874. U.S.Geol.Geogr.Survey Annual Rept. 1873.
Leidy. 1854. Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia Proc. 7 : 157.
Type Status:
type
syntype
Place:
South Dakota, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1849
Geologic Age:
Cenozoic / Paleogene / Eocene / Chadronian
Record Last Modified:
4 Aug 2025
Skeletal Morphology:
Skull element, left mandible, teeth M1-M3
Stratigraphy:
White River Group / Chadron Fm
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Synapsida Mammalia Eutheria Laurasiatheria Perissodactyla Brontotheriidae
Published Name:
Palaeotherium ? proutii Owen et al., 1850
Menodus proutii (Owen et al., 1850)
Titanotherium proutii (Owen, 1850)
USNM Number:
V113
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Paleogeneral
Types: Mammals Terrestrial
Mammalia Eocene Chadronian (Titanotheres)
Mammalia Primary Type
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39d7339bc-8758-434a-b3fa-747743e5e21c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3427835