Sphenopsalis nobilis Matthew et al. 1928 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Lambdopsalidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew, W. Granger, and G. G. Simpson. 1928. Paleocene Multituberculates from Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 331:1-4

Belongs to Sphenopsalis according to F.-Y. Mao et al. 2016

See also Matthew et al. 1928

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMNH 21736, a tooth (Left m2). Its type locality is Gashato (AMNH), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Khashat Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of China (1 collection), Mongolia (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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