†Conoryctes Cope 1881 (taeniodont)
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Mammalia - Taeniodonta - Conoryctidae
Synonym: Hexodon Cope 1884
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. On some Mammalia of the lowest Eocene beds of New Mexico. Palaeontological Bulletin 33:484-495
Parent taxon: Conoryctidae according to T. E. Williamson and S. L. Brusatte 2013
See also Cope 1881, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lucas et al. 1998, Matthew 1937, Rook and Hunter 2011 and Schoch 1986
Sister taxa: Conoryctella, Eurodontinae, Huerfanodon
Subtaxa: Conoryctes comma
Type: Conoryctes comma
Ecology: scansorial omnivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (4: New Mexico collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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