†Placentidens lotus Russell et al. 1973 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Full reference: D. E. Russell, P. Louis, and D. E. Savage. 1973. Chiroptera and Dermoptera of the French early Eocene. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 95:1-57
Belongs to Placentidens according to D. E. Russell et al. 1973
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Louis-475 Mu, a tooth (Left M1). Its type locality is UCMP V6167, Mutigny quarry, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the Lignites de Soissonais Formation of France.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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