Psittacotherium

Psittacotherium (meaning "parrot beast") is an extinct genus of taeniodont from the Paleocene of North America. With a weight of about 50 kg and a length over 1.1 m (3.5 ft), it had similar size of a large dog.[2]

Psittacotherium
Temporal range: Paleocene[1]
Life restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Cimolesta
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

References
  1. "Psittacotherium". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. "Paleocene mammals of the world". www.paleocene-mammals.de. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  • Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton
  • The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth D. Rose
  • Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell
  • Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates: Perspectives from the Fossil Record by Hans-Dieter Sues


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