Mioclaenus turgidus Cope 1881 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Synonyms: Mioclaenus lydekkerianus Cope 1888, Mioclaenus zittelianus Cope 1888, Protogonodon lydekkerianus Cope 1888

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. On some Mammalia of the lowest Eocene beds of New Mexico. Palaeontological Bulletin 33:484-495

Belongs to Mioclaenus according to W. B. Scott 1892

See also Cope 1881, Cope 1888, Hay 1902, Matthew 1897, Matthew 1937, Tsentas 1981, Van Valen 1978, Williamson 1996 and Williamson and Lucas 1993

Sister taxon: Mioclaenus baldwini

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (16: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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