Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Full reference: S. P. Zack, T. A. Penkrot, D. W. Krause and M. C. Maas. 2005. A new apheliscine "condylarth" mammal from the late Paleocene of Montana and Alberta and the phylogeny of "hyopsodontids". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 50(4):809-830
Belongs to Gingerichia according to S. P. Zack et al. 2005
Sister taxon: Gingerichia hystrix
Type specimen: UM 83932, a mandible (Left dentary with p4m1–3 and alveoli for p2–3). Its type locality is Douglass Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: Montana collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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