Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Periptychidae
Full reference: M. D. Middleton and E. W. Dewar. 2004. New mammals from the early Paleocene Littleton fauna (Denver Formation, Colorado). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 26:59-80
Parent taxon: Periptychidae according to M. R. Atteberry and J. J. Eberle 2021
See also Middleton and Dewar 2004
Sister taxa: Alticonus, Ampliconus, Anisonchinae, Anisonchus, Beornus, Conacodon, Conacodontinae, Escatepos, Goleroconus, Hemithlaeus, Miniconus, Mithrandir, Oxyacodon, Paleoungulatum, Periptychinae, Tinuviel
Subtaxa: Auraria urbana
Type: Auraria urbana
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Alexander (Paleocene of Colorado)
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