Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Alternative combinations: Diacodon tauricinerei, Palaeictops tauricinerei
Synonyms: Diacodon pineyensis Gazin 1952, Palaeictops pineyensis Gazin 1952
Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1930. New Vertebrate Fossils from the Lower Eocene of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 69(1):117-131
Belongs to Prodiacodon according to T. M. Bown and D. Schankler 1982
See also Gazin 1952, Jepsen 1930, Novacek 1977 and Novacek 1982
Sister taxa: Prodiacodon concordiarcensis, Prodiacodon crustulum, Prodiacodon furor, Prodiacodon paucus, Palaeolestes gorei
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (39: Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming collections)
• Clarkforkian of United States (3: Wyoming)
• Paleocene of United States (4: Wyoming)
Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence
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