Paleotomus junior Scott et al. 2002 (eutherian)

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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