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Polymastodon taoensis

Synonyms: Catopsalis pollux; Polymastodon latimolis; Polymastodon selenodus; Taeniolabis taoensis; Taeniolabis triserialis

Wikipedia Abstract

Taeniolabis ("Ribbon Lips") is a genus of extinct multituberculate mammal from the Paleocene of North America. It is the largest known member of the extinct order Multituberculata, as well as the largest non-therian mammal: T. taoensis possibly exceeds 100 kg. It is within the suborder of Cimolodonta and is a member of the superfamily Taeniolabidoidea. The genus was named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1882. Species have also been placed with the genera Catopsalis and Polymastodon Cope, 1882.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0