Umayodus Gelfo and Sigé 2011 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Didolodontidae

Full reference: J. N. Gelfo and B. Sigé. 2011. A new didolodontid mammal from the late Paleocene–earliest Eocene of Laguna Umayo, Peru. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56(4):665-678

Parent taxon: Didolodontidae according to J. N. Gelfo and B. Sigé 2011

Sister taxa: Archaeohyracotherium, Argyrolambda, Depaulacoutoia, Didolodus, Enneoconus, Ernestokokenia, Escribania, Lamegoia, Paulogervaisia, Proectocion, Raulvaccia, Ricardocifellia, Salladolodus, Saltaodus

Subtaxa: Umayodus raimondi

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Type: Umayodus raimondi

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Laguna Umayo LU-3 level (Paleocene to Eocene of Peru)

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