†Viridomys orbatus Fox 1971 (multituberculate)
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Alternative combination: Viridomys ferox
Full reference: R. C. Fox. 1971. Early Campanian multituberculates (Mammalia: Allotheria) from the upper Milk River Formation, Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 8:916-938
Belongs to Viridomys according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
See also Fox 1971
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Verdigris Coulee (UA-MR-4), which is in a Santonian terrestrial horizon in the Milk River Formation of Canada
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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