†Onychodectes Cope 1888 (taeniodont)
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Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1888. Synopsis of the Vertebrate Fauna of the Puerco Series. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series, 16(2):298-361
Parent taxon: Taeniodonta according to T. E. Williamson and S. L. Brusatte 2013
See also Cope 1888, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lucas et al. 1998 and Rook and Hunter 2011
Sister taxa: Conoryctidae, Phanotherus, Stylinodontidae, Stylinodontinae
Subtaxa: Onychodectes rarus Onychodectes tisonensis
Type: Onychodectes tisonensis
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (6: Montana, New Mexico, Utah collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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