†Propalaeanodon schaffi Rose 1979 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Metacheiromyidae
Full reference: K. D. Rose. 1979. A new Paleocene palaeanodont and the origin of the Metacheiromyidae (Mammalia). Breviora 455:1-14
Belongs to Propalaeanodon according to K. D. Rose 1979
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Jepsen Valley Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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