†Sarcodon Matthew and Granger 1925 (eutherian)
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Mammalia - Cimolesta - Sarcodontidae
Synonym: Opisthopsalis Matthew et al. 1929
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. Fauna and correlation of the Gashato Formation of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 189:1-12
Parent taxon: Sarcodontidae according to P. Missiaen et al. 2013
See also Carroll 1988, Huang 2003, Lopatin 2006, Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004, Matthew and Granger 1925, Matthew et al. 1929 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Carnilestes, Hyracolestes, Metasarcodon, Prosarcodon
Subtaxa: Sarcodon minor Sarcodon pygmaeus Sarcodon zhaii
Type: Sarcodon pygmaeus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
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