Argillomys Cifelli et al. 2013 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata

Full reference: R. L. Cifelli, C. L. Gordon, and T. R. Lipka. 2013. New multituberculate mammal from the Early Cretaceous of eastern North America. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 50(3):315-323

Parent taxon: Plagiaulacida according to R. L. Cifelli et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Albionbaataridae, Allodontoidea, Gondwanatherioidea, Iberica, Janumys, Paulchoffatioidea, Pinheirodontidae, Plagiaulacidae, Polymastodontidae

Subtaxa: Argillomys marylandensis

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Type: Argillomys marylandensis

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution: found only at Cherokee-Sanford Brick Clay Pit (USNM Loc. 41614, 41615) (Cretaceous of Maryland)

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