†Eucosmodon americanus Cope 1885 (multituberculate)
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Mammalia - Multituberculata - Eucosmodontidae
Alternative combination: Neoplagiaulax americanus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1885. Marsupials from the lower Eocene of New Mexico. American Naturalist 19:493-494
Belongs to Eucosmodon according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Cope 1885, Granger and Simpson 1929, Hay 1902, Matthew 1937 and Matthew and Granger 1921
Sister taxa: Eucosmodon molestus, Eucosmodon primus, Eucosmodon sparsus, Eucosmodon ultimus
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: New Mexico collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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