Ellipsodon inaequidens Cope 1884 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Alternative combinations: Mioclaenus inaequidens, Tricentes inaequidens

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1884. Second addition to the knowledge of the Puerco Epoch. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 21(114):309-324

Belongs to Ellipsodon according to T. Williamson and T. Carr 2007

See also Cope 1884, Hay 1902, Matthew 1897, Matthew 1937, Scott 1892 and Simpson 1937

Sister taxa: Ellipsodon grangeri, Ellipsodon sternbergi, Ellipsodon yotankae

Type specimen: AMNH 3095, a partial skull

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (6: New Mexico collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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