Mammalia - Multituberculata - Microcosmodontidae
Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1930. New Vertebrate Fossils from the Lower Eocene of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 69(1):117-131
Belongs to Microcosmodon according to G. L. Jepsen 1930
Sister taxa: Microcosmodon arcuatus, Microcosmodon harleyi, Microcosmodon rosei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Princeton Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Clarkforkian of United States (1: Wyoming collection)
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (5: Wyoming)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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