Psittacotherium

<i>Psittacotherium</i>

Psittacotherium

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Psittacotherium (meaning "parrot beast") is an extinct genus of taeniodont from the Paleocene of North America. With a weight of about 50 kg (110 lb) and a length over 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in), it had similar size of a large dog.[2]

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    "Psittacotherium". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
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    "Paleocene mammals of the world". www.paleocene-mammals.de. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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