Aletodon conardae Winterfeld 1982 (elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Full reference: G. F. Winterfeld. 1982. Mammalian paleontology of the Fort Union Formation (Paleocene), eastern Rock Springs Uplift, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 21(1):73-112

Belongs to Aletodon according to G. F. Winterfeld 1982

Sister taxa: Aletodon gunnelli, Aletodon mellon, Aletodon quadravus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Rainy-day Resurrection, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Clarkforkian of United States (1: Wyoming collection)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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