Palaeoryctes Matthew 1913 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae

Parent taxon: Palaeoryctidae according to M. T. Silcox et al. 2010

See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Gheerbrant 1992, 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

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Type: Palaeoryctes puercensis

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Morocco (1 collection), United States (4: Wyoming)

• Paleocene of Canada (4: Alberta, Saskatchewan), Morocco (1), United States (18: Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 28 collections including 30 occurrences

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