Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Pantolestoidae
Alternative combinations: Notharctus longicaudus, Pantolestes longieundus, Tomitherium longicaudum
Synonyms: Passalacodon litoralis Marsh 1872, Passalacodon littoralis Marsh 1872
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1872. Second account of new Vertebrata from the Bridger Eocene. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society (separate) 1-3
Belongs to Pantolestes according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Cope 1871, Cope 1872, Cope 1873, Cope 1875, Gazin 1958, Gazin 1976, Hay 1902, Marsh 1872 and Matthew 1909
Sister taxa: Pantolestes elegans, Pantolestes intermedius, Pantolestes natans, Pantolestes phocipes, Pantolestes sabatieri
Type specimens:
- Pantolestes longicaudus: Its type locality is Black's Fork, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
- Passalacodon littoralis:
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-durophage
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: Nevada, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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