Genus: Avitotherium CIFELLI, 1990
Etymology: Latin, avitus, “grandfather” and Greek, therion, “beast, mammal”: Grandfather beast.

Species: utahensis CIFELLI, 1990
Etymology: In reference to the State of Utah, where the specimen was discovered.

Holotype: MNA V4650

Locality: OMNH locality V9, Upper Wahweap Creek area, Kane County, Utah.

Horizon: Lower Kaiparowits Formation, Late Cretaceous.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Late Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: RUM1 or 2.

Referred material:

OMNH 20424: RLM1 or 2.

OMNH 20741: Lingual half of left UM1 or 2.

 

 

Locality: OMNH locality V9, Upper Wahweap Creek Area, Kane County, Utah.

Horizon: Lower Kaiparowits Formation, Late Cretaceous.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Late Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MNA V4515: LUM1 or 2.

 


Locality: OMNH locality V6, Upper Wahweap Creek Area, Kane County, Utah.

Horizon: Lower Kaiparowits Formation, Late Cretaceous.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Late Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

OMNH 21980: Broken UMx.

OMNH 20532: Part of left mandible with alveoli of LC-P1, base of LP2, complete LP3, and roots of the succeeding tooth.

OMNH 21981; Broken RLMx.

OMNH 20471: Lingual fragment of left M1 or 2.