†Orthaspidotherium edwardsi Lemoine 1885 (placental)
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Mammalia - Condylarthra - Pleuraspidotheriidae
Belongs to Orthaspidotherium according to S. Ladevèze et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN CRL 567, a mandible (right fragmentary hemimandible with p4-m3). Its type locality is Mont Berru, which is in a Thanetian fluvial conglomerate in the Sables de Bracheux Formation of France.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene to Eocene of France (1 collection)
• Paleocene of France (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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