Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Synonyms: Litomylus osceolae Van Valen 1978, Litomylus scaphiscus Gazin 1956
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. New Paleocene mammals from the Fort Union of Montana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83:221-244
Belongs to Litomylus according to G. G. Simpson 1935
See also Gazin 1956, Rigby 1980, Van Valen 1978, Williamson 1996 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxa: Litomylus aequidens, Litomylus grandaletes, Litomylus ishami, Litomylus orthronepius, Litomylus scaphicus
Type specimens:
- Litomylus dissentaneus: Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana
- Litomylus osceolae:
- Litomylus scaphiscus: USNM 21020, a mandible. Its type locality is Ledge, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (19: Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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