Biology:Psittacotherium

Psittacotherium ("parrot beast") is an extinct genus of taeniodonts from extinct tribe Psittacotheriini within subfamily Stylinodontinae and family Stylinodontidae, that lived in North America from early to late Paleocene. With a weight between 35.6 kg (78 lb) and 71.2 kg (157 lb), and length of 1.125 m (3 ft 8.3 in), it had similar size of a large dog.

Phylogeny

Placentalia	Atlantogenata 50px     Boreoeutheria 50px     †Palaeoryctida       †Ambilestes       †Procerberidae       †Alveugena   †Taeniodonta   †Schowalteria         †Conoryctidae     †Onychodectidae       †Stylinodontoidea †Stylinodontidae   †Wortmaniinae 70px   †Stylinodontinae     †Ectoganini     †Stylinodontini 70px       †Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum 60px

References

Template:Eutheria Wikidata ☰ Q7256092 entry