Tetrapassalus mckennai Simpson 1959 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Epoicotheriidae

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1959. A new Middle Eocene edentate from Wyoming. American Museum Novitates 1950:1-8

Belongs to Tetrapassalus according to K. D. Rose 1978

See also Simpson 1959

Sister taxon: Tetrapassalus proius

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Elderberry Canyon Quarry (Eocene of Nevada)

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