Protungulatum gorgun Van Valen 1978 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Full reference: L. M. Van Valen. 1978. The beginning of the Age of Mammals. Evolutionary Theory 4:45-80

Belongs to Protungulatum according to L. M. Van Valen 1978

Sister taxa: Protungulatum coombsi, Protungulatum donnae, Protungulatum sloani

Type specimen: AMNH 35987, a mandible (right mandible with m2). Its type locality is Harbicht Hill, which is in a Puercan floodplain horizon in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (18: Montana, Wyoming collections)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Montana)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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