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Hypsiops

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Hypsiops
Temporal range: Late Oligocene
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Hypsiops

Schultz and Falkenbach (1950)
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Hypsiops is an extinct genus of oreodont of the superfamily Merycoidodontoidea, family Merycoidodontidae endemic to North America during the Late Oligocene-Early Miocene epochs (24.8—16.3 mya), existing for approximately 8.5 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Hypsiops was named by Schultz and Falkenbach (1950). It was assigned to Merycoidodontidae by Schultz and Falkenbach (1950) and Lander (1998).[2]

Morphology

Two specimens were examined by M. Mendoza for body mass. Specimen one was estimated to have a weight of 168.6 kg (371.6 lbs). Specimen two was estimated to have a weight of 223.0 kg (491.6 lbs).[3]

Fossil distribution

Fossils have been uncovered throughout the western U.S. in Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, as well as Nebraska.

Species

H. bannackensis (syn. Pseudomesoreodon boulderensis, Pseudomesoreodon rolli), H. breviceps (syn. H. johndayensis, Pseudomesoreodon rooneyi, Ticholeptus brachymelis, Ticholeptus petersoni.

References

  1. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Hypsiops, basic info
  2. ^ C. B. Schultz and C. H. Falkenbach. 1950. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
  3. ^ M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. 2006. Estimating the body mass of extinct ungulates: a study on the use of multiple regression. Journal of Zoology