Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1930. New Vertebrate Fossils from the Lower Eocene of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 69(1):117-131
Parent taxon: Apheliscidae according to J. J. Hooker and D. E. Russell 2012
See also Archibald 1998, Jepsen 1930, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rose 1981 and Zack et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Aletodon, Apheliscinae, Apheliscus, Dorraletes, Gingerichia, Haplaletes, Haplomylus, Litomylus, Louisininae, Utemylus
Subtaxa: Phenacodaptes sabulosus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Cf2 of United States (1: Wyoming collection)
• Clarkforkian of United States (3: Montana, Wyoming)
• Paleocene of United States (9: Colorado, Wyoming)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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