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
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Stylinodontinae
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Psittacotherium

Cope, 1882

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  • Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton
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