†Conoryctella pattersoni Schoch and Lucas 1981 (taeniodont)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Conoryctidae
Full reference: R. M. Schoch and S. G. Lucas. 1981. A new species of Conoryctella (Mammalia: Taeniodonta) from the Paleocene of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, and a revision of the genus. Postilla 185:1-23
Belongs to Conoryctella according to R. M. Schoch and S. G. Lucas 1981
Sister taxon: Conoryctella dragonensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Kutz Canyon (UNM B-1096), which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico
Ecology: scansorial omnivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (6: New Mexico, Utah collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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