†Didymictis dellensis Dorr 1952 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Alternative combination: Protictis dellensis
Belongs to Didymictis according to R. Secord 2008
See also Gingerich and Winkler 1985 and Polly 1997
Sister taxa: Didymictis altidens, Didymictis leptomylus, Didymictis protenus, Didymictis proteus, Didymictis vancleveae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dell Creek Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Hoback Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Clarkforkian of United States (9: Wyoming collections)
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (7: Wyoming)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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