Ectypodus tardus Jepsen 1940 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Alternative combination: Parectypodus tardus

Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1940. Paleocene faunas of the Polecat Bench Formation, Park County, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 83(2):217-341

Belongs to Ectypodus according to P. D. Gingerich 1989

See also Jepsen 1940, Krause 1982, Rose et al. 2012 and Sloan 1981

Sister taxa: Ectypodus aphronorus, Ectypodus arctos, Ectypodus childei, Ectypodus laytoni, Ectypodus lovei, Ectypodus musculus, Ectypodus powelli, Ectypodus riansensis, Ectypodus simpsoni, Ectypodus szalayi

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (23: Colorado, Wyoming)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence

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