†Mioclaenus turgidus Cope 1881 (condylarth)
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Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Synonyms: Mioclaenus lydekkerianus Cope 1888, Mioclaenus zittelianus Cope 1888, Protogonodon lydekkerianus Cope 1888
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. On some Mammalia of the lowest Eocene beds of New Mexico. Palaeontological Bulletin 33:484-495
Belongs to Mioclaenus according to W. B. Scott 1892
See also Cope 1881, Cope 1888, Hay 1902, Matthew 1897, Matthew 1937, Tsentas 1981, Van Valen 1978, Williamson 1996 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxon: Mioclaenus baldwini
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (16: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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