''Orthaspidotherium'' was a European
Paleocene
The Paleocene, ( ) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 mya (unit), million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), E ...
genus of early herbivorous mammals of the family
Pleuraspidotheriidae.
It was included in the family
Meniscotheriidae by
Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ( (); 1 May 1881 – 10 April 1955) was a French Jesuit priest, scientist, paleontologist, theologian, philosopher and teacher. He was Darwinian in outlook and the author of several influential theological and philo ...
in 1921-1922 and was subsequently separated into the family Pleuraspidotheriidae, before being placed in the family Phenacodontidae.
The first complete skull of ''O. edwardsi'' was described in 2010, and the same paper once again places it in
Pleuraspidotheriidae.
A 2017 study further reiterates this view.
References
Condylarths
Prehistoric placental genera
Paleocene mammals of Europe
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