Propalaeanodon schaffi Rose 1979 (placental)

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

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