†Paleotomus junior Scott et al. 2002 (eutherian)
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Mammalia - Cimolesta - Cimolestidae
Full reference: C. S. Scott, R. C. Fox, and G. P. Youzwyshyn. 2002. New earliest Tiffanian (late Paleocene) mammals from Cochrane 2, southwestern Alberta, Canada. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47(4):691-704
Belongs to Paleotomus according to C. S. Scott et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Paleotomus carbonensis, Paleotomus milleri, Paleotomus radagasti, Paleotomus senior
Type specimen: UALVP 28556, a tooth (left m3)
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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