Tetheopsis

Tetheopsis
Temporal range:
Tetheopsis ingens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Dinocerata
Family: †Uintatheriidae
Subfamily: †Uintatheriinae
Genus: †Tetheopsis
Cope, 1885
Species
  • T. stenops (Marsh, 1885)
  • T. ingens (Marsh, 1885)
  • T. speirianus (Osborn, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Tinoceras stenops (Marsh, 1885)
  • Tinoceras ingens (Marsh, 1885)
  • Loxolophodon speirianus (Osborn, 1881)

Tetheopsis is an extinct genus of dinocerates from Eocene North America. The name of the genus derives from the Greek "tethe" (meaning "grandmother") and "opsis" (meaning "appearance"). Tetheopsis has only been found in the Washakie Basin, with all specimens being found on or near Haystack Mountain.

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