Cypretherium
Cypretherium Temporal range: Chadronian
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | †Entelodontidae |
Genus: | †Cypretherium Foss, 2007 |
Species: | †C. coarctatum
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Binomial name | |
†Cypretherium coarctatum (Cope, 1889)
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Cypretherium coarctatum is an extinct entelodont from the Chadronian strata of the Cypress Hills Formation in Saskatchewan.[1][2] The only known fossils are partial ribs, broken tusks and a femur are found in 1887.
References[]
- ^ "Cypretherium Coarctatum (Terminator Pig) Dinosaur - Canada Postage Stamp | Dinos of Canada". postagestampguide.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Cypretherium". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Categories:
- Fossils of Canada
- Entelodonts
- Eocene even-toed ungulates
- Paleontology in Saskatchewan
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate stubs