Ectoganus lobdelli Simpson 1929 (taeniodont)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Stylinodontidae

Alternative combinations: Ectoganus gliriformis lobdelli, Lampadophorus lobdelli, Psittacotherium lobdelli

Synonym: Lampadophorus expectatus Patterson 1949

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1929. Third contribution to the Fort Union fauna at Bear Creek, Montana. American Museum Novitates 345

Belongs to Ectoganus according to K. D. Rose et al. 2012

See also Gingerich 1989, Kihm 1984, Lucas et al. 1998, Rose 1981, Schoch 1981, Schoch 1985, Schoch 1986 and Simpson 1929

Sister taxa: Ectoganus bighornensis, Ectoganus copei, Ectoganus gliriformis

Type specimens:

  • Ectoganus lobdelli: Its type locality is Bear Creek, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana
  • Lampadophorus expectatus:

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (5: Colorado, Wyoming collections)

• Paleocene of United States (23: Colorado, Montana, South Carolina, Wyoming)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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