†Placentidens Russell et al. 1973 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Full reference: D. E. Russell, P. Louis, and D. E. Savage. 1973. Chiroptera and Dermoptera of the French early Eocene. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 95:1-57
Parent taxon: Placentidentinae according to M. F. Jones and K. C. Beard 2023
See also Beard and Dawson 2009, Carroll 1988 and Russell et al. 1973
Sister taxa: Ceutholestes, Plagioctenoides, Pontifactor, Remiculus, Wyonycteris
Subtaxa: Placentidens lotus
Type: Placentidens lotus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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