Ellipsodon Scott 1892 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Full reference: W. B. Scott. 1892. A revision of the North American Creodonta with notes on some genera which have been referred to that group. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 44:291-323

Parent taxon: Mioclaeninae according to T. J. D. Halliday et al. 2017

See also Archibald 1998, Hay 1902, Matthew 1937, McKenna and Bell 1997, Scott 1892, Simpson 1937, Williamson and Carr 2007 and Zack et al. 2005

Sister taxon: Palasiodon

Subtaxa: Ellipsodon grangeri Ellipsodon inaequidens Ellipsodon sternbergi Ellipsodon yotankae

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Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (25: New Mexico, Utah collections)

Total: 25 collections including 26 occurrences

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