†Sespedectes Stock 1935 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Sespedectidae
Full reference: C. Stock. 1935. Insectivora from the Sespe uppermost Eocene, California. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 21(4):214-219
Parent taxon: Sespedectinae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Novacek 1985, Novacek et al. 1985, Stock 1935 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Colpocherus, Crypholestes, Patriolestes, Proterixoides
Subtaxa: Sespedectes singularis Sespedectes stocki
Type: Sespedectes singularis
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (41: California)
Total: 43 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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