Beornus is an extinct genus of periptychid that lived in North America during the Danian stage of the Palaeocene epoch.
| Beornus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Family: | †Periptychidae |
| Genus: | †Beornus |
| Species: | †B. honeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Beornus honeyi Atteberry & Eberle, 2021 | |
Distribution
editBeornus honeyi is known from Puercan layers of the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.[1]
References
edit- ↑ Atteberry, Madelaine R.; Eberle, Jaelyn J. (18 April 2021). "New earliest Paleocene (Puercan) periptychid 'condylarths' from the Great Divide Basin, Wyoming, USA". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 19 (8): 565–593. doi:10.1080/14772019.2021.1924301. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 24 June 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.