Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Micropternodontidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1903. The fauna of the Titanotherium Beds at Pipestone Springs, Montana. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 19(6):197-226
Belongs to Micropternodus according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022
See also Hay 1930 and Matthew 1903
Sister taxa: Micropternodus montrosensis, Micropternodus morgani, Micropternodus strophensis
Type specimen: AMNH 9602, a mandible (a lower jaw with p3-m3 and alveoli of the anterior teeth). Its type locality is Pipestone Springs, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the Renova Formation of Montana.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Eocene of United States (11: Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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