Prionessus Matthew and Granger 1925 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Lambdopsalidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. Fauna and correlation of the Gashato Formation of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 189:1-12

Parent taxon: Lambdopsalidae according to T. E. Williamson et al. 2016

See also Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum 2001, Mao et al. 2016, Matthew and Granger 1925, Matthew et al. 1929 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Lambdopsalis, Sphenopsalis

Subtaxa: Prionessus lucifer

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Type: Prionessus lucifer

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of China (3 collections), Mongolia (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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