Nyctitherium priscus Marsh 1872 (placental)

Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of new Tertiary mammals. Part I. American Journal of Science 4(20):122-128

Belongs to Nyctitherium according to O. C. Marsh 1872

See also Gazin 1976, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Krishtalka 1976, Krishtalka 1976, Robinson 1966 and Robinson 1968

Sister taxa: Nyctitherium celatus, Nyctitherium christopheri, Nyctitherium curtidens, Nyctitherium gunnelli, Nyctitherium nitidum, Nyctitherium priscum, Nyctitherium serotinum, Nyctitherium velox, Nyctilestes serotinus

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Nyctitherium priscus in the database

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