†Prochetodon cavus Jepsen 1940 (multituberculate)
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Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae
Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1940. Paleocene faunas of the Polecat Bench Formation, Park County, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 83(2):217-341
Belongs to Prochetodon according to G. L. Jepsen 1940
Sister taxa: Prochetodon foxi, Prochetodon speirsae, Prochetodon taxus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Princeton Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Clarkforkian of United States (1: Wyoming collection)
• Paleocene of United States (6: Wyoming)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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