†Cryptoryctes kayi Reed 1954 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Micropternodontidae
Full reference: C. A. Reed. 1954. Some fossorial mammals from the Tertiary of western North America. Journal of Paleontology 28(1):102-111
Belongs to Cryptoryctes according to A. D. Barnosky 1981
See also Reed 1954
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Chicago Natural History Museum no. PM1009, a limb element (partial left humerus). Its type locality is Pipestone Springs, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the Renova Formation of Montana.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: Montana collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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