†Microcosmodon harleyi Weil 1998 (multituberculate)
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Mammalia - Multituberculata - Microcosmodontidae
Full reference: A. Weil. 1998. A new species of Microcosmodon (Mammalia: Multituberculata)from the Paleocene Tullock Formation of Montana, and an argument for the Microcosmodontinae. PaleoBios 18(2/3):1-15
Belongs to Microcosmodon according to A. Weil 1998
Sister taxa: Microcosmodon arcuatus, Microcosmodon conus, Microcosmodon rosei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Yellow Sand Hill 7 (UCMP V-75193), which is in a Puercan channel siltstone/sandstone in the Fort Union Formation of Montana
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (6: Montana collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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