Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae
Full reference: D. W. Krause. 1987. Systematic Revision of the Genus Prochetodon (Ptilodontidae, Multituberculata) from the Late Paleocene and Early Eocene of Western North America. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(8):221-236
Belongs to Prochetodon according to D. W. Krause 1987
Sister taxa: Prochetodon cavus, Prochetodon speirsae, Prochetodon taxus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Long Draw Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Montana
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (4: Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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