†Apternodus major Asher 2002 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Apternodontidae
Belongs to Apternodus according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022
See also Alroy 2002
Sister taxa: Apternodus baladontus, Apternodus brevirostris, Apternodus dasophylakas, Apternodus gregoryi, Apternodus iliffensis, Apternodus mediaevus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dilts Ranch, which is in a Chadronian/Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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