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 the size of a large dog.[1]

Psittacotherium
Temporal range: Early Paleocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
†Cimolesta
Suborder:
†Taeniodonta
Family:
†Stylinodontidae
Subfamily:
†Stylinodontinae
Genus:
†Psittacotherium

Cope, 1882

Sources
  1. http://www.paleocene-mammals.de/taeniodonts.htm
  • 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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