Prosarcodon McKenna et al. 1984 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Sarcodontidae

Full reference: M. C. McKenna, X. Xiangxu, and Z. Mingzhen. 1984. Prosarcodon lonanensis, a new Paleocene micropternodontid palaeoryctoid insectivore from Asia. American Museum Novitates 2780:1-17

Parent taxon: Sarcodontidae according to P. Missiaen et al. 2013

See also Carroll 1988, Lopatin 2006, Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004 and McKenna et al. 1984

Sister taxa: Carnilestes, Hyracolestes, Metasarcodon, Sarcodon

Subtaxa: Prosarcodon lonanensis Prosarcodon maturus Prosarcodon minutus

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Type: Prosarcodon lonanensis

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mongolia (1 collection)

• Paleocene of China (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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