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{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammals}} |
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| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Early Eocene|Middle Eocene}} |
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| image = Palaeosyops.jpg |
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| image_caption = ''P. robustus'' skeleton |
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| taxon = Palaeosyops |
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'''''Palaeosyops''''' (Greek: "old" (paleos), "boar" (kapros), "face" (ops)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://research.amnh.org/paleontology/perissodactyl/concepts/glossary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120123130/https://research.amnh.org/paleontology/perissodactyl/concepts/glossary|archive-date=20 November 2021|title=Glossary. American Museum of Natural History}}</ref>) is a genus of small [[brontothere]] which lived during the early to middle [[Eocene]].<ref>{{cite web | url= |
'''''Palaeosyops''''' (Greek: "old" (paleos), "boar" (kapros), "face" (ops)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://research.amnh.org/paleontology/perissodactyl/concepts/glossary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120123130/https://research.amnh.org/paleontology/perissodactyl/concepts/glossary|archive-date=20 November 2021|title=Glossary. American Museum of Natural History}}</ref>) is a genus of small [[brontothere]] which lived during the early to middle [[Eocene]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=43053 | title=Fossilworks: Palaeosyops }}</ref> |
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==Biology and size== |
==Biology and size== |
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[[File:Palaeosyops AMNH.jpg|left|thumb|''P. robustus'' skull collected from Bridger Basin, [[Wyoming]] with model by [[Erwin S. Christman]], [[American Museum of Natural History|AMNH]].]] |
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[[Image:Palaeosyops leidyi 2.jpg|thumb|left|Skull and reconstruction of ''P. robustus'']] |
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It was about the size of small [[cattle]], |
It was about the size of small [[cattle]], with a weight of 600–800 kg depending on the species.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://museumu03.museumwww.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=49708 |title=Paleobiology Database: Palaeosyops robustus |accessdate=2012-06-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121210125809/http://museumu03.museumwww.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=49708 |archivedate=2012-12-10 }}</ref> |
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These animals are commonly found in [[Wyoming]] fossil beds primarily as fossilized teeth. |
These animals are commonly found in [[Wyoming]] fossil beds primarily as fossilized teeth. ''P. major'' was the largest species, reaching the size of a small cow. Its describer, [[Joseph Leidy]], erroneously thought that ''Palaeosyops'' consumed both plants and animals after examining the fang-like canines. However, it is now known that all brontotheres were strict herbivores, and that many, if not most genera of hornless brontotheres had fang-like canines, possibly for both defense from predators, and intraspecific competition. |
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[[File:Palaeosyops by Knight.jpg|left|thumb|Restoration by [[Charles R. Knight]]]] |
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Because of its small size,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thunder horses - Brontotheres by artbyjrc on DeviantArt|url=https://www.deviantart.com/artbyjrc/art/Thunder-horses-Brontotheres-844782650|access-date=2022-01-27|website=www.deviantart.com|language=en}}</ref> it was most definitely prey to the large crocodilians of the [[Bridger Formation]], such as ''[[Boverisuchus]]'' and ''[[Borealosuchus]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} |
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==References== |
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{{Portal|Paleontology}} |
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{{Perissodactyla Genera|P.}} |
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{{Brontotheriidae}} |
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[[Category:Eocene mammals of North America]] |
[[Category:Eocene mammals of North America]] |
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[[Category:Prehistoric placental genera]] |
[[Category:Prehistoric placental genera]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 4 January 2025
Palaeosyops Temporal range:
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P. robustus skeleton | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | †Brontotheriidae |
Genus: | †Palaeosyops |
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Palaeosyops (Greek: "old" (paleos), "boar" (kapros), "face" (ops)[1]) is a genus of small brontothere which lived during the early to middle Eocene.[2]
Biology and size
[edit]It was about the size of small cattle, with a weight of 600–800 kg depending on the species.[3]
These animals are commonly found in Wyoming fossil beds primarily as fossilized teeth. P. major was the largest species, reaching the size of a small cow. Its describer, Joseph Leidy, erroneously thought that Palaeosyops consumed both plants and animals after examining the fang-like canines. However, it is now known that all brontotheres were strict herbivores, and that many, if not most genera of hornless brontotheres had fang-like canines, possibly for both defense from predators, and intraspecific competition.
References
[edit]- ^ "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Palaeosyops".
- ^ "Paleobiology Database: Palaeosyops robustus". Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-06-03.