Litaletes Simpson 1935 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. New Paleocene mammals from the Fort Union of Montana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83:221-244

Parent taxon: Hyopsodontidae according to T. E. Williamson and A. Weil 2011

See also Archibald 1998, Gazin 1969, McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1935 and Zack et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Asiohyopsodus, Bubogonia, Chacomylus, Choeroclaenus, Hyopsodontinae, Hyopsodus, Lessnessina, Midiagnus, Mioclaenus, Molinodus, Pleuraspidotheriinae, Promioclaenus, Protoselene, Tricuspiodontinae, Valenia, Yuodon, Kollpaniinae, Mioclaeninae, Pascualodus, Tiznatzinia, Bomburodon

Subtaxa: Litaletes disjunctus Litaletes gazinensis Litaletes gazini Litaletes ondolinde

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Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (14: Montana, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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