†Allacodon lentus Marsh 1889 (multituberculate)
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Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1889. Discovery of Cretaceous Mammalia. Part II. American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 38:177-180
Belongs to Allacodon according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Clemens 1964, Hay 1902, Marsh 1889, Marsh 1897 and Simpson 1929
Sister taxa: Allacodon fortis, Allacodon pumilus
Type specimen: YPM 11758, a tooth (upper premolar). Its type locality is Mammal Quarry No. 5, which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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