†Melanodon oweni Simpson 1927
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Dryolestidae
Alternative combination: Laolestes oweni
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1927. Mesozoic Mammalia. VI. Genera of Morrison pantotheres. American Journal of Science 13:409-416
Belongs to Melanodon according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Kraus 1979, Prothero 1981, Simpson 1927 and Simpson 1929
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: YPM 10663, a maxilla (part of right maxilla with P4 and M1-5). Its type locality is Quarry 9, Como Bluff (YPM), which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in the Morrison Formation of Wyoming.
Distribution: found only at Quarry 9, Como Bluff (YPM)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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