Allacodon fortis Marsh 1892 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1892. Discovery of Cretaceous Mammalia. Part III. American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 43(255):249-262

Belongs to Allacodon according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Hay 1902, Marsh 1892 and Simpson 1929

Sister taxa: Allacodon lentus, Allacodon pumilus

Type specimen: USNM 2137, a tooth (upper premolar)

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Allacodon fortis in the database

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