Betonnia tsosia Williamson et al. 2011 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Cimolestidae

Full reference: T. E. Williamson, A. Weil, and B. Standhardt. 2011. Cimolestids (Mammalia) from the early Paleocene (Puercan) of New Mexico. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(1):162-180

Belongs to Betonnia according to T. E. Williamson et al. 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMNH 59852, a tooth (partial right [upper] M2). Its type locality is Mammalon Hill, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (9: Montana, New Mexico collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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