Mammalia - Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1921. New genera of Paleocene mammals. American Museum Novitates 13:1-7
Parent taxon: Apatemyidae according to M. T. Silcox et al. 2010
See also Gunnell 1989, Hay 1930, Hooker 1986, Matthew and Granger 1921, McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1940 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Apatemyinae, Apatemys, Carcinella, Eochiromys, Frugivastodon, Heterohyus, Jepsenella, Russellmyinae, Russellmys, Sinclairella, Stehlinella, Teilhardella, Unuchinia, Unuchiniinae
Subtaxa: Labidolemur kayi Labidolemur major Labidolemur serus Labidolemur soricoides
Type: Labidolemur soricoides
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (25: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
• Clarkforkian of United States (7: Montana, Wyoming)
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (10: Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 44 collections each including a single occurrence
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