Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Geolabididae
Full reference: J. A. Lillegraven, M. C. McKenna, and L. Kristalka. 1981. Evolutionary relationships of middle Eocene and younger species of Centetodon (Mammalia, Insectivora, Geolabididae) with a description of the dentition of Ankylodon (Adapisoricidae). University of Wyoming Publication 45:1-115
Belongs to Centetodon according to J. A. Lillegraven et al. 1981
Sister taxa: Centetodon altidens, Centetodon aztecus, Centetodon bacchanalis, Centetodon bembicophagus, Centetodon chadronensis, Centetodon divaricatus, Centetodon hendryi, Centetodon magnus, Centetodon marginalis, Centetodon neashami, Centetodon patratus, Centetodon pulcher, Centetodon wolffi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pipestone Springs, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the Renova Formation of Montana
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Eocene of United States (7: Montana)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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