†Parapternodus antiquus Bown and Schankler 1982 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Parapternodontidae
Full reference: T. M. Bown and D. Schankler. 1982. A review of the Proteutheria and Insectivora of the Willwood Formation (Lower Eocene), Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1523:1-79
Belongs to Parapternodus according to R. J. Asher et al. 2002
See also Bown and Schankler 1982
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Elk Creek (70 m), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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