†Prochetodon taxus Krause 1987 (multituberculate)
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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 foxi, Prochetodon speirsae
Type specimen: Its type locality is SC-226, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (6: Wyoming collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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