Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1928. A new mammalian fauna from the Fort Union of southern Montana. American Museum Novitates 297:1-15
Parent taxon: Nyctitheriidae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1928 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Amphidozotheriinae, Asionyctiinae, Eosoricodontinae, Indonyctia, Leptacodon, Limaconyssus, Myolestes, Nyctitheriinae, Nyctitherium, Paradoxonycteris soricodon, Placentidentinae, Praolestinae, Talpilestinae, Yuanqulestes
Subtaxa: Protentomodon ursirivalis
Type: Protentomodon ursirivalis
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Clarkforkian of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Montana)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.