Ectoganus gliriformis Cope 1874 (taeniodont)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Stylinodontidae

Belongs to Ectoganus according to R. M. Schoch 1985

See also Alroy 2002, Cope 1875, Hay 1902 and Hay 1930

Sister taxa: Ectoganus bighornensis, Ectoganus copei, Ectoganus lobdelli

Subtaxa: Ectoganus gliriformis gliriformis

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Type specimen: Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (Cope), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (13: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)

• Clarkforkian of United States (1: Wyoming)

• Paleocene of United States (2: Maryland, South Carolina)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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