†Protungulatum donnae Sloan and Van Valen 1965 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Synonym: Protungulatum mckeeveri Archibald 1982

Full reference: R. E. Sloan and L. Van Valen. 1965. Cretaceous mammals from Montana. Science 148(3667):220-227

Belongs to Protungulatum according to R. E. Sloan and L. Van Valen 1965

See also Archibald 1982, Eberle 2003, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004 and Lofgren 1995

Sister taxa: Protungulatum coombsi, Protungulatum gorgun, Protungulatum sloani

Type specimens:

  • Protungulatum donnae: S.P.S.M62-2028, a mandible (left mandible with P2-M3).
  • Protungulatum mckeeveri: UCMP 121782, a mandible. Its type locality is McKeever Ranch 1 (UCMP V72210), which is in a Pu1 coarse channel fill sandstone in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (33: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence

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