Aphronorus Simpson 1935 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Cimolesta - Pentacodontidae

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. New Paleocene mammals from the Fort Union of Montana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83:221-244

Parent taxon: Pentacodontidae according to C. S. Scott et al. 2013

See also Gazin 1969, McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1935, Van Valen 1967 and Zack et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Amaramnis, Bisonalveus, Coriphagus, Eurolestes, Protentomodon

Subtaxa: Aphronorus bearspawensis Aphronorus fraudator Aphronorus orieli Aphronorus ratatoski Aphronorus simpsoni

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta collections), United States (30: Montana, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 33 collections including 41 occurrences

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