Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Full reference: M. C. McKenna and D. L. Lofgren. 2003. Mimotricentes tedfordi, a new arctocyonid from the late Paleocene of California. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 279:632-643
Belongs to Mimotricentes according to M. C. McKenna and D. L. Lofgren 2003
Sister taxa: Mimotricentes angustidens, Mimotricentes fremontensis
Type specimen: RAM 6908, a maxilla (right maxilla with P4-M3). Its type locality is Laudate, which is in a Tiffanian fluvial conglomerate/sandstone in the Goler Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (5: California, Montana collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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