†Myrmecoboides Gidley 1915 (eutherian)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Parent taxon: Leptictidae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Alroy 2002, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Amphigyion, Asioictops, Blacktops, Didelphodontinae, Eoictops, Gypsonictopinae, Leptictinae, Palaeictops, Procerberinae, Prodiacodon, Pseudorhynchocyoninae, Scileptictis, Stenoleptictis
Subtaxa: Myrmecoboides arenarius Myrmecoboides montanensis
Type: Myrmecoboides montanensis
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (7: Montana, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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