Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae
Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1940. Paleocene faunas of the Polecat Bench Formation, Park County, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 83(2):217-341
Belongs to Ptilodus according to G. L. Jepsen 1940
See also Scott et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Ptilodus ferronensis, Ptilodus fractus, Ptilodus gnomus, Ptilodus kummae, Ptilodus mediaevus, Ptilodus montanus, Ptilodus tsosiensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rock Bench Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta collections), United States (3: North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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