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A new oromerycid (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from the Early Oligocene of Montana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2016

Donald R. Prothero
Donald R. Prothero*
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California 90041
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Abstract

A new oromerycid, Montanatylopus matthewi n. gen., n. sp., is described from the early medial Chadronian (early Oligocene, about 36 Ma) of McCarty's Mountain, Madison County, Montana. It is much larger and has higher crowned teeth than other known oromerycids. Montanatylopus is most closely related to Eotylopus from the Chadronian of the High Plains and Trans-Pecos Texas.

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Research Article
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 60 , Issue 2 , March 1986 , pp. 458 - 465
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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