Mylanodon Secord et al. 2002 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Metacheiromyidae

Full reference: R. Secord, P. D. Gingerich, and J. I. Bloch. 2002. Mylanodon rosei, a new metacheiromyid (Mammalia, Palaeanodonta) from the late Tiffanian (late Paleocene) of northwestern Wyoming. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 30(15):385-399

Parent taxon: Metacheiromyidae according to R. Secord et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Brachianodon, Metacheiromys, Palaeanodon, Propalaeanodon

Subtaxa: Mylanodon rosei

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Type: Mylanodon rosei

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Y2K Quarry (Paleocene of Wyoming)

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