Anisonchus Cope 1881 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Periptychidae

Synonym: Zetodon Cope 1883

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. On some Mammalia of the lowest Eocene beds of New Mexico. Palaeontological Bulletin 33:484-495

Parent taxon: Periptychidae according to M. R. Atteberry and J. J. Eberle 2021

See also Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Cope 1881, Halliday et al. 2017, Hay 1902, Matthew 1937 and Van Valen 1978

Sister taxa: Alticonus, Ampliconus, Anisonchinae, Auraria, Beornus, Conacodon, Conacodontinae, Escatepos, Goleroconus, Hemithlaeus, Miniconus, Mithrandir, Oxyacodon, Paleoungulatum, Periptychinae, Tinuviel

Subtaxa: Anisonchus athelas Anisonchus fortunatus Anisonchus oligistus Anisonchus onostus Anisonchus sectorius Anisonchus willeyi

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Type: Mioclaenus sectorius

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (49: Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 50 collections including 55 occurrences

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