Paleotomus radagasti Van Valen 1978

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Cimolestidae

Alternative combination: Niphredil radagasti

Full reference: L. M. Van Valen. 1978. The beginning of the Age of Mammals. Evolutionary Theory 4:45-80

Belongs to Paleotomus according to D. W. Krause and P. D. Gingerich 1983

See also Gingerich 1980 and Van Valen 1978

Sister taxa: Paleotomus carbonensis, Paleotomus junior, Paleotomus milleri, Paleotomus senior

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cedar Point Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (4: Wyoming collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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