†Heptacodon pellionis Storer 1983 (anthracothere)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Full reference: J. E. Storer. 1983. A new species of the artiodactyl Heptacodon from the Cypress Hills Formation, Lac Pelletier, Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 20(8):1344-1347
Belongs to Heptacodon according to J. E. Storer 1983
Sister taxa: Heptacodon curtus, Heptacodon gibbiceps, Heptacodon occidentale, Heptacodon occidentalis, Heptacodon yeguaensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Lac Pelletier Upper Fauna, which is in a Duchesnean terrestrial horizon in Canada
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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