†family Barylambdidae Patterson 1939 (pantodont)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Barylambdidae

Full reference: B. Patterson. 1939. New Pantodonta and Dinocerata from the upper Paleocene of Western Colorado. Field Mueum of Natural History Geological Series 6(24):351-384

Parent taxon: Pantodonta according to C. de Muizon and L. G. Marshall 1992

See also Carroll 1988, McKenna and Bell 1997, Patterson 1939 and Simons 1960

Sister taxa: Alcidedorbignyidae, Archaeolambdidae, Bemalambdidae, Coryphodontidae, Coryphodontoidea, Crustulus, Harpyodidae, Huananius, Pantolambdidae, Pantolambdoidea, Plethorodontidae, Wangliidae

Subtaxa: Barylambda Haplolambda Ignatiolambda Leptolambda

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado collection)

• Clarkforkian of United States (12: Colorado, Wyoming)

• Paleocene of China (3), Mongolia (2), United States (12: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 30 collections including 31 occurrences

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