Protolambda Osborn 1898 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Pediomyidae

Synonym: Aletridelphys Davis 2007 [objective synonym]

Parent taxon: Pediomyidae according to T. E. Williamson et al. 2012

See also Clemens 1966, Davis 2007, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Montellano 1992, Sahni 1972, Simpson 1929 and Wilson et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Iqualadelphis, Leptalestes, Pediomys, Petaurinae, Unnuakomys

Subtaxa: Protolambda clemensi Protolambda florencae Protolambda hatcheri Protolambda mcgilli

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Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (5: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (51: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 56 collections including 76 occurrences

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