Psittacotherium

Psittacotherium; Temporal range: 63.3–56.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Paleocene
	Life restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Cimolesta
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 and a length over 1.1 m (3.5 ft), it had similar size of a large dog.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Psittacotherium". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
^ "Paleocene mammals of the world". www.paleocene-mammals.de. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

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

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[pbdb-1] "Psittacotherium". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

[2] "Paleocene mammals of the world". www.paleocene-mammals.de. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

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