†Alticonus gazini Eberle and Lillegraven 1998 (condylarth)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Periptychidae
Full reference: J. J. Eberle and J. A. Lillegraven. 1998. A new important record of earliest Cenozoic mammalian history. Rocky Mountain Geology 33(1):49-117
Belongs to Alticonus according to J. J. Eberle and J. A. Lillegraven 1998
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCM 34895, a mandible (left dentary with partial canine alveolus, root of p1, and complete p2-m3). Its type locality is Alexander, which is in a Puercan terrestrial shale/sandstone in the Denver Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (3: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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