Ampliconus antoni Eberle and Lillegraven 1998 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Periptychidae

Full reference: J. J. Eberle and J. A. Lillegraven. 1998. A new important record of earliest Cenozoic mammalian history. Rocky Mountain Geology 33(1):49-117

Belongs to Ampliconus according to J. J. Eberle and J. A. Lillegraven 1998

Sister taxon: Ampliconus browni

Type specimen: UW 26200, a mandible (fragment of left dentary containing p2-m3). Its type locality is Windy Mudstone (UW V-91005), which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Ferris Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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