Psittacotherium ("parrot beast") is an extinct genus of taeniodonts from extinct tribe Psittacotheriini within subfamily Stylinodontinae and family Stylinodontidae, that lived in North America from early to late Paleocene. With a weight between 35.6kg (78lb) and 71.2kg (157lb), and length of 1.125m (3ft 8.3in), it had similar size of a large dog.

Phylogeny

PlacentaliaAtlantogenata Boreoeutheria †Palaeoryctida †Ambilestes †Procerberidae †Alveugena †Taeniodonta †Schowalteria †Conoryctidae †Onychodectidae †Stylinodontoidea †Stylinodontidae †Wortmaniinae †Stylinodontinae †Ectoganini †Stylinodontini †Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
Atlantogenata
Boreoeutheria
†Palaeoryctida
†Ambilestes †Procerberidae †Alveugena †Taeniodonta †Schowalteria †Conoryctidae †Onychodectidae †Stylinodontoidea †Stylinodontidae †Wortmaniinae †Stylinodontinae †Ectoganini †Stylinodontini †Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
†Ambilestes
†Procerberidae †Alveugena †Taeniodonta †Schowalteria †Conoryctidae †Onychodectidae †Stylinodontoidea †Stylinodontidae †Wortmaniinae †Stylinodontinae †Ectoganini †Stylinodontini †Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
†Procerberidae
†Alveugena †Taeniodonta †Schowalteria †Conoryctidae †Onychodectidae †Stylinodontoidea †Stylinodontidae †Wortmaniinae †Stylinodontinae †Ectoganini †Stylinodontini †Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
†Alveugena
†Taeniodonta†Schowalteria †Conoryctidae †Onychodectidae †Stylinodontoidea †Stylinodontidae †Wortmaniinae †Stylinodontinae †Ectoganini †Stylinodontini †Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
†Schowalteria
†Conoryctidae †Onychodectidae †Stylinodontoidea †Stylinodontidae †Wortmaniinae †Stylinodontinae †Ectoganini †Stylinodontini †Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
†Conoryctidae †Onychodectidae
†Conoryctidae
†Onychodectidae
†Stylinodontoidea †Stylinodontidae †Wortmaniinae †Stylinodontinae †Ectoganini †Stylinodontini †Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
†Stylinodontoidea†Stylinodontidae †Wortmaniinae †Stylinodontinae †Ectoganini †Stylinodontini †Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
†Stylinodontidae†Wortmaniinae †Stylinodontinae †Ectoganini †Stylinodontini †Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
†Wortmaniinae
†Stylinodontinae†Ectoganini †Stylinodontini †Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
†Ectoganini †Stylinodontini
†Ectoganini
†Stylinodontini
†Psittacotheriini †Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
†Psittacotheriini†Psittacotherium †Psittacotherium multifragum
†Psittacotherium†Psittacotherium multifragum