Psittacotherium
Temporal range: Paleocene[1]
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Taeniodonta
Family: †Stylinodontidae
Genus: †Psittacotherium
Cope, 1882
Species:
†P. multifragum
Binomial name
†Psittacotherium multifragum
(Cope, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • 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 (110 lb) and a length over 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in), it had similar size of a large dog.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Psittacotherium". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. ↑ "Paleocene mammals of the world". www.paleocene-mammals.de. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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