Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Homacodontidae
Full reference: R. K. Stucky and H. H. Covert. 2014. A new genus and species of early Eocene (Ypresian) Artiodactyla (Mammalia), Gagadon minimonstrum, from Bitter Creek, Wyoming, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(3):731-736
Parent taxon: Homacodontidae according to R. K. Stucky and H. H. Covert 2014
Sister taxa: Antiacodon, Asiohomacodon, Auxontodon, Bunomerycini, Bunomeryx, Hexacodus, Homacodon, Homacodontini, Hylomeryx, Limeryx, Mesomeryx, Microsus, Mytonomeryx, Pentacemylus, Texodon, Tsaganohyus
Subtaxa: Gagadon minimonstrum
Type: Gagadon minimonstrum
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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