†Protentomodon Simpson 1928 (eutherian)
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Mammalia - Cimolesta - Pentacodontidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1928. A new mammalian fauna from the Fort Union of southern Montana. American Museum Novitates 297:1-15
Parent taxon: Pentacodontidae according to L. Van Valen 1967
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Simpson 1928
Sister taxa: Amaramnis, Aphronorus, Bisonalveus, Coriphagus, Eurolestes
Subtaxa: Protentomodon ursirivalis
Type: Protentomodon ursirivalis
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: Montana collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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