Biology:Ticholeptus
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Ticholeptus is an extinct genus of oreodont endemic to North America during the Middle Miocene subepoch (16.0—13.6 mya), existing for approximately 2.4 million years.[1] Fossils have been uncovered throughout the United States from Florida to Oregon, as well as California, and numerous sites in Nebraska, Nevada, and Montana.
Palaeoecology
The dental mesowear of Ticholeptus shows that it was a mixed feeder or grazer and that it had one of the most texturally abrasive diets of any oreodont taxon.[2]
References
- ↑ Ticholeptus at fossilworks
- ↑ Mihlbachler, Matthew C.; Solounias, Nikos (18 March 2006). "Coevolution of Tooth Crown Height and Diet in Oreodonts (Merycoidodontidae, Artiodactyla) Examined with Phylogenetically Independent Contrasts" (in en). Journal of Mammalian Evolution 13 (1): 11–36. doi:10.1007/s10914-005-9001-3. ISSN 1064-7554. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-005-9001-3. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
Wikidata ☰ Q7800602 entry
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