Picopsis pattersoni Fox 1980 (mammal)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Picopsidae

Full reference: R. C. Fox. 1980. Picopsis pattersoni, n.gen. and sp., an unusual therian from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta, and the classification of primitive tribosphenic mammals. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 17:1489

Belongs to Picopsis according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004

See also Fox 1980

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Verdigris Coulee (UA-MR-6), which is in a Santonian terrestrial sandstone/shale in the Milk River Formation of Canada

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Verdigris Coulee (UA-MR-6)

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