†Ptilodus mediaevus Cope 1881 (multituberculate)
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Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae
Synonyms: Chirox plicatus Cope 1884, Ptilodus plicatus Cope 1884
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. Eocene Plagiaulacidae. American Naturalist 15:921-922
Belongs to Ptilodus according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Cope 1881, Cope 1884, Granger and Simpson 1929, Hay 1902, Matthew 1937, Rigby 1980 and Schiebout 1974
Sister taxa: Ptilodus ferronensis, Ptilodus fractus, Ptilodus gnomus, Ptilodus kummae, Ptilodus montanus, Ptilodus tsosiensis, Ptilodus wyomingensis
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (8: New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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