Pantolambda intermedius Simpson 1935 (pantodont)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Pantolambdidae

Synonym: Titanoides simpsoni Simons 1960

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. New Paleocene mammals from the Fort Union of Montana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83:221-244

Belongs to Pantolambda according to E. L. Simons 1960

See also Gingerich 1996, Gingerich and Childress 1983, Miller 1986, Simpson 1935 and Williamson 1996

Sister taxa: Pantolambda bathmodon, Pantolambda cavirictus

Type specimens:

  • Pantolambda intermedius: USNM 8384, a mandible. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.
  • Titanoides simpsoni: AMNH 35720, a maxilla.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (4: Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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