Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Alphadontidae
Full reference: L. M. Carneiro. 2018. A new species of Varalphadon (Mammalia, Metatheria, Sparassodonta) from the upper Cenomanian of southern Utah, North America: Phylogenetic and biogeographic insights. Cretaceous Research 84:88-96
Belongs to Varalphadon according to L. M. Carneiro 2018
Sister taxa: Varalphadon creber, Varalphadon crebreforme, Varalphadon wahweapensis
Type specimen: MNA V6312, a tooth (right M3/). Its type locality is MNA 1067, Bulldog Bench, which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian crevasse splay mudstone in the Naturita Formation of Utah.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Utah collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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