Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Alternative combinations: Nyctitherium nitidus, Talpavus nitidus
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of new Tertiary mammals. Part I. American Journal of Science 4(20):122-128
Belongs to Nyctitherium according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Hay 1902, Krishtalka 1976, Krishtalka 1976, Marsh 1872, Matthew 1909, McKenna et al. 1962, Robinson 1966, Robinson 1968 and Robinson 1968
Sister taxa: Nyctitherium celatus, Nyctitherium christopheri, Nyctitherium curtidens, Nyctitherium gunnelli, Nyctitherium priscum, Nyctitherium priscus, Nyctitherium serotinum, Nyctitherium velox, Nyctilestes serotinus
Type specimen: YPM 13511, a mandible (fragment of left jaw with M2 and talonid of M1)
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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