†Nyctitherium velox Marsh 1872 (placental)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae
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 and Marsh 1872
Sister taxa: Nyctitherium celatus, Nyctitherium christopheri, Nyctitherium curtidens, Nyctitherium gunnelli, Nyctitherium nitidum, Nyctitherium priscum, Nyctitherium priscus, Nyctitherium serotinum, Nyctilestes serotinus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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