†Altacreodus magnus Clemens and Russell 1965 (creodont)
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Alternative combination: Cimolestes magnus
Belongs to Altacreodus according to R. C. Fox 2015
See also Alroy 2002, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979 and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UALVP 622, a mandible (Incomplete left dentary containing p4, m1–3). Its type locality is Trochu (KUA-1), which is in a Lancian terrestrial claystone/siltstone in the Scollard Formation of Canada.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (5: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (5: Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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