Mammalia - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich. 1982. Aaptoryctes (Palaeoryctidae) and Thelysia (Palaeoryctidae?): New Insectivorous Mammals from the Late Paleocene and Early Eocene of Western North America. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 26(3):37-47
Parent taxon: Palaeoryctidae according to P. D. Gingerich 1982
See also Carroll 1988 and Lopatin 2006
Sister taxa: Aceroryctes, Deltatheridiinae, Didelphodontinae, Eoryctes, Jarveia, Lainoryctes, Nuryctes, Ottoryctes, Palaeoryctes, Palaeoryctinae, Pararyctes, Pinoryctes, Voltaia
Subtaxa: Aaptoryctes ivyi
Type: Aaptoryctes ivyi
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Clarkforkian of United States (1: Wyoming collection)
• Paleocene of United States (4: Wyoming)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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