Mammalia - Ferae - Epoicotheriidae
Alternative combinations: Alocodon atopum, Alocodontulum atopum
Full reference: K. D. Rose, T. M. Bown, and E. L. Simons. 1978. Alocodontulum, a new name for Alocodon Rose, Bown and Simons 1977, non Thulborn, 1973. Journal of Paleontology 52(5):1162
Belongs to Tubulodon according to K. D. Rose and S. G. Lucas 2000
See also Rose et al. 1977, Rose et al. 1978 and Rose et al. 1991
Sister taxa: Tubulodon pearcei, Tubulodon taylori, Tubulodon woodi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Elk Creek (400 m), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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