†Cryptoryctes Reed 1954 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Micropternodontidae
Full reference: C. A. Reed. 1954. Some fossorial mammals from the Tertiary of western North America. Journal of Paleontology 28(1):102-111
Parent taxon: Micropternodontidae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Barnosky 1981, McKenna and Bell 1997, Reed 1954 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Clinopternodus, Micropternodus, Sinosinopa
Subtaxa: Cryptoryctes kayi
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (7: Montana)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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