Mammalia - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae
Parent taxon: Palaeoryctidae according to M. T. Silcox et al. 2010
See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Gheerbrant 1992, Hay 1930, Lopatin 2006 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Aaptoryctes, Aceroryctes, Deltatheridiinae, Didelphodontinae, Eoryctes, Jarveia, Lainoryctes, Nuryctes, Ottoryctes, Palaeoryctinae, Pararyctes, Pinoryctes, Voltaia
Subtaxa: Palaeoryctes cruoris Palaeoryctes jepseni Palaeoryctes minimus Palaeoryctes puercensis Palaeoryctes punctatus
Type: Palaeoryctes puercensis
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Morocco (1 collection), United States (4: Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (4: Wyoming)
• Paleocene of Canada (4: Alberta, Saskatchewan), Morocco (1), United States (14: Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 28 collections including 30 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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