Hemipsalodon grandis Cope 1885 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae

Synonym: Hemipsalodon cooki Schlaikjer 1935

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1885. The White River beds of Swift Current River, Northwest Territory. American Naturalist 19(2):163

Belongs to Hemipsalodon according to W. B. Scott 1892

See also Cope 1885, Cope 1891, Gunnell 1998, Gustafson 1986, Hay 1902, Kihm 1987, Lambe 1908, Matthew 1909, Mellett 1977 and Schlaikjer 1935

Sister taxon: Hemipsalodon viejaensis

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (3: New Mexico, Oregon, Wyoming)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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