Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Synonym: Ragnarok Van Valen 1978
Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1941. Paleocene Mammals from the Denver Basin, Colorado. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 31(7):289-295
Parent taxon: Arctocyonidae according to R. Tabuce et al. 2011
See also Alroy 2002, Archibald 1998, Archibald and Lofgren 1990, Eberle 2003, Eberle and Lillegraven 1998, Fox 1989, Gazin 1941, Hunter 1997, Middleton 1983, Middleton and Dewar 2004, Van Valen 1978 and Van Valen 1988
Sister taxa: Anacodon, Aphanocyon, Arctocyon, Arctocyonides, Arctocyoninae, Carcinodon, Chriacus, Claenodon, Colpoclaenus, Deuterogonodon, Heteroborus, Hyodectes, Karakia, Lambertocyon, Landenodon, Loxolophinae, Loxolophus, Maiorana, Mentoclaenodon, Mimatuta, Mimotricentes, Oxyclaenus, Oxyprimus, Oxytomodon, Paratriisodon, Princetonia, Protungulatum, Sigynorum, Thryptacodon
Subtaxa: Baioconodon cannoni Baioconodon denverensis Baioconodon engdahli Baioconodon jeffersonensis Baioconodon middletoni Baioconodon nordicus Baioconodon wovokae
Type: Baioconodon denverensis
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (3: Saskatchewan collections), United States (50: Colorado, Montana, Texas, Wyoming)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Montana)
Total: 54 collections including 55 occurrences
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