Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1871. Notice of some new fossil mammals and birds from the Tertiary formation of the West. American Journal of Science 2(8):120-127
Belongs to Vulpavus according to Marsh 1871
See also Hay 1902 and Wortman and Matthew 1899
Sister taxa: Vulpavus (Phlaodectes), Vulpavus australis, Vulpavus canavus, Vulpavus completus, Vulpavus farsonensis, Vulpavus hargeri, Vulpavus ovatus, Vulpavus profectus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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