Biology:Psittacotherium

Psittacotherium Temporal range: 63.3–56.8 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Paleocene
Life restoration
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Taeniodonta
Family:	†Stylinodontidae
Genus:	†Psittacotherium Cope, 1882
Species:	†P. multifragum
Binomial name
†Psittacotherium multifragum (Cope, 1882)
Synonyms
Hemiganus vultuosus Cope 1882 Psittacotherium aspasiae Cope 1882 Psittacotherium megalodus Cope 1887

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.

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

• Psittacotherium in the Paleobiology Database

Wikidata ☰ Q7256092 entry