†Ellipsodon grangeri Wilson 1956 (condylarth)
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Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Synonym: Ellipsodon witkoi Van Valen 1978
Full reference: R. W. Wilson. 1956. A new multituberculate from the Paleocene Torrejon fauna of New Mexico. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 59(1):76-84
Belongs to Ellipsodon according to T. Williamson and T. Carr 2007
See also Van Valen 1978, Williamson 1996, Williamson and Lucas 1993 and Wilson 1956
Sister taxa: Ellipsodon inaequidens, Ellipsodon sternbergi, Ellipsodon yotankae
Type specimens:
- Ellipsodon grangeri: KU 7833, a mandible. Its type locality is Big Pocket, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial siltstone in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
- Ellipsodon witkoi: AMNH 811a, a maxilla.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (9: New Mexico, Utah collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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