†Meniscoessus conquistus Cope 1882 (multituberculate)
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Mammalia - Multituberculata - Cimolomyidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1882. Mammalia in the Laramie Formation. The American Naturalist 16:830-831
Belongs to Meniscoessus according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska 1979, Cope 1882, Hay 1902, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004 and Simpson 1929
Sister taxa: Meniscoessus collomensis, Meniscoessus ferox, Meniscoessus intermedius, Meniscoessus major, Meniscoessus robustus, Meniscoessus seminoensis
Type specimen: AMNH 3011, a tooth (broken M2)
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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