Argillomys marylandensis 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

Belongs to Argillomys according to R. L. Cifelli et al. 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cherokee-Sanford Brick Clay Pit (USNM Loc41614, 41615), which is in an Aptian wet floodplain claystone/claystone in the Arundel Clay Formation of Maryland.

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

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

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