†Archaeotrigon brevimaxillus Simpson 1927 (mammal)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Paurodontidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1927. Mesozoic Mammalia. VI. Genera of Morrison pantotheres. American Journal of Science 13:409-416
Belongs to Archaeotrigon according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Kraus 1979, Simpson 1927 and Simpson 1929
Sister taxon: Archaeotrigon distagmus
Type specimen: USNM 2793, a mandible (right mandible with C, P1-2 and M1-2). Its type locality is Quarry 9, Como Bluff (YPM), which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in the Morrison Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry 9, Como Bluff (YPM)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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