Biology:Cypretherium

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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Cypretherium
Temporal range: Chadronian
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Entelodontidae
Genus: Cypretherium
Foss, 2007
Species:
C. coarctatum
Binomial name
Cypretherium coarctatum
(Cope, 1889)
Synonyms

Cypretherium coarctatum is an extinct entelodont from the Chadronian strata of the Cypress Hills Formation in Saskatchewan.[1][2] The only known fossils are partial ribs, broken tusks and a femur are found in 1887.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5200373 entry