Ectocion mediotuber Thewissen 1990 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae

Full reference: J. G. M. Thewissen. 1990. Evolution of Paleocene and Eocene Phenacodontidae (Mammalia, Condylarthra). University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 29:1-107

Belongs to Ectocion according to J. G. M. Thewissen 1990

Sister taxa: Ectocion cedrus, Ectocion collinus, Ectocion ignotum, Ectocion major, Ectocion nanabeensis, Ectocion osbornianus, Ectocion parvus, Ectocion superstes

Type specimen: Its type locality is Princeton Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (22: Wyoming collections)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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