Biology:Psittacotherium
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Psittacotherium | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Taeniodonta |
Family: | †Stylinodontidae |
Genus: | †Psittacotherium Cope, 1882 |
Species: | †P. multifragum
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Binomial name | |
†Psittacotherium multifragum (Cope, 1882)
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Psittacotherium (meaning "parrot beast") is an extinct genus of taeniodont from the Paleocene of North America. With a weight of about 50 kg (110 lb) and a length over 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in), it had similar size of a large dog.[2]
References
- Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton
- The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth D. Rose
- Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell
- Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates: Perspectives from the Fossil Record by Hans-Dieter Sues
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7256092 entry
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