†Palaechthon torrejonius Kay and Cartmill 1977 (primate)
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Alternative combination: Talpohenach torrejonius
Belongs to Palaechthon according to T. E. Williamson 1996
See also Gunnell 1989, Van Valen 1994 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxa: Palaechthon alticuspis, Palaechthon woodi
Type specimen: UKMNH 7903, a maxilla (right maxillary fragment with P2-M3). Its type locality is Kutz Canyon (KUVP loc. 14), which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: New Mexico collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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