Vulpavus (Phlaodectes) ovatus Matthew 1909 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1909. The Carnivora and Insectivora of the Bridger Basin, middle Eocene. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History 9:289-567

Belongs to Vulpavus (Phlaodectes) according to W. D. Matthew 1909

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Little Dry Creek, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming

Ecology: arboreal insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Vulpavus (Phlaodectes) ovatus in the database

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