Didelphodus absarokae Cope 1881 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta

Alternative combination: Deltatherium absarokae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. The temporary dentition of a new creodont. The American Naturalist 15:667-669

Belongs to Didelphodus according to W. B. Scott 1892

See also Cope 1881, Hay 1902, Matthew 1918, McKenna 1960 and Van Valen 1966

Sister taxa: Didelphodus altidens, Didelphodus rheos, Didelphodus serus

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (1 collection), United States (39: Colorado, Wyoming)

Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence

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