Temporal range: Mid Paleocene-Early Eocene (Tiffanian-Wasatchian) ~60–50 Ma
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B. faberi skeleton, Field Museum
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
†Pantodonta
Family:
†Barylambdidae
Genus:
†Barylambda Patterson 1937
Species[1]
B. churchilli Gingerich & Childress 1983
B. faberi Patterson 1933
B. jackwilsoni Schiebout 1974
Barylambda (Greek: "heavy" (baros), "lambda" (lambda) in a reference to larger size than that of Pantolambda[2]) is an extinct genus of pantodont mammal from the middle to late Paleocene, well known from several finds in the Wasatchian (NALMA classification) DeBeque Formation of Colorado and the Clarkforkian Wasatch Formation to Tiffanian Fort Union Formation in Wyoming. Three species of Barylambda are currently recognized.[3] The creature likely lived a life similar to that of a modern tapir, browsing on foliage and soft vegetation.[4]Barylambda seems to have been quite successful for an early pantodont, though eventually it seems to have been replaced in its ecosystem by other pantodonts, such as Coryphodon.
^"Pantodonta". After McKenna & Bell (1997) and Alroy (2002). Retrieved 2 November 2013.
^"Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
^Gingerich, Philip D.; Childress Jr, C.G (1983). "Barylambda churchilli, a new species of Pantolambdidae (Mammalia, Pantodonta) from the Late Paleocene of Western North America". Museum of Paleontology, the University of Michigan. hdl:2027.42/48516.
^World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures: The Ultimate Visual Reference To 1000 Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Creatures Of Land, Air And Sea ... And Cretaceous Eras (World Encyclopedia) by Dougal Dixon
Barylambda (Greek: "heavy" (baros), "lambda" (lambda) in a reference to larger size than that of Pantolambda) is an extinct genus of pantodont mammal from...
China, was probably arboreal, while the North American, ground sloth-like Barylambda was massive, slow-moving ("graviportal") and probably browsed on high...
mammals. It migrated across what is now northern North America, replacing Barylambda, an earlier pantodont. It is regarded as the ancestor of the genus Hypercoryphodon...
with clawed forelimbs. Examples include therizinosaurs, the pantodont Barylambda, homalodotheres, and megatheriid ground sloths. Anisodon shows ischial...
other early pantodonts would quickly evolve into heavy animals such as Barylambda and Coryphodon. These were the first large browsers, pioneering styles...
Paleocene-Early Eocene 66–50 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Barylambda faberi Life restoration of Barylambda faberi Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota...
shoulder, 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long and up to 700 kg (1,500 lb) of mass. Barylambda was also a huge mammal, at 650 kg (1,430 lb). Wortmania and Psittacotherium...
africanus Barbourofelis (unidentified, seen on the cover of the book) Barylambda (identified as a Pantodont) Basilosaurus cetoides Bison menneri Bison...
locality for species †Baris schucherti – type locality for species †Barylambda †Barylambda faberi – type locality for species †Barylypa †Barylypa primigena...
Aythya †Aythya affinis †Aythya americana †Aztlanolagus †Baena †Baris †Barylambda †Bassus †Bathornis – type locality for genus †Bathornis veredus – type...
Mangaorapan, Waipawan Paleontology in Maryland, Virginia Princeton Chert Barylambda Weems & Grimsley, 1999 Joseph Norris, TheBayNet, 2016 Library of Congress...
†Barbouromeryx – or unidentified comparable form †Barylambda †Barylambda churchilli – type locality for species †Barylambda faberi †Bathornis †Bathornis fricki –...
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