Nyctitherium christopheri Krishtalka and Setoguchi 1977 (placental)

Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae

Full reference: L. Krishtalka and R. Setoguchi. 1977. Paleontology and geology of the Badwater Creek area, central Wyoming. Part 13. The late Eocene Insectivora and Dermoptera. Annals of Carnegie Museum 46(7):71-100

Belongs to Nyctitherium according to L. Krishtalka and R. Setoguchi 1977

Sister taxa: Nyctitherium celatus, Nyctitherium curtidens, Nyctitherium gunnelli, Nyctitherium nitidum, Nyctitherium priscum, Nyctitherium priscus, Nyctitherium serotinum, Nyctitherium velox, Nyctilestes serotinus

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (5: Wyoming collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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