Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Micropternodontidae
Full reference: G. E. Ostrander. 1983. New early Oligocene (Chadronian) mammals from the Raben Ranch Local Fauna, northwest Nebraska. Journal of Paleontology 57(1):128-139
Belongs to Micropternodus according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022
See also Ostrander 1983
Sister taxa: Micropternodus borealis, Micropternodus morgani, Micropternodus strophensis
Type specimen: SDSM 10417, a mandible (left dentary fragment with roots of P3 and P4-M1). Its type locality is Raben Ranch, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Chadron Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Eocene of United States (3: Nebraska)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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