Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Periptychidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1937. Paleocene faunas of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 30:1-510
Belongs to Oxyacodon according to J. J. Eberle and J. A. Lillegraven 1998
See also Archibald 1982, Archibald et al. 1983, Matthew 1937, Van Valen 1978, Williamson 1996 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxa: Oxyacodon agapetillus, Oxyacodon apiculatus, Oxyacodon ferronensis, Oxyacodon marshater
Type specimen: AMNH 3547a, a mandible (right dentary with p2-m3)
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (5: New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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