Biology:Ticholeptus

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Ticholeptus Temporal range: Middle Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Ticholeptus petersoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Merycoidodontidae
Genus:	†Ticholeptus Cope 1878
Species
Ticholeptus zygomaticus

Ticholeptus is an extinct genus of oreodont endemic to North America during the Middle Miocene epochs (16.0—13.6 mya), existing for approximately 2.4 million years. Fossils have been uncovered throughout the U.S. from Florida to Oregon, as well as California , and numerous sites in Nebraska, Nevada, and Montana.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7800602 entry