Eurodon silveirinhensis Estravís and Russell 1992 (taeniodont)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Conoryctidae

Full reference: C. Estravís and D. E. Russell. 1992. The presence of Taeniodonta (Mammalia) in the Early Eocene of Europe. Ciencias da Terra 11:191-201

Belongs to Eurodon according to Estravís and Russell 1992

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SV2-15, a tooth (Right M3). Its type locality is Silveirinha clay pit, which is in an Eocene crevasse splay conglomerate/siliciclastic in the Silveirinha Formation of Portugal.

Ecology: scansorial omnivore-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Silveirinha clay pit

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