Centetodon Marsh 1872 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Geolabididae

Synonyms: Embassis Cope 1873, Geolabis Cope 1884, Hypacodon McKenna 1960, Metacodon Clark 1936, Protictops Peterson 1934

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of new Tertiary mammals. Part II. American Journal of Science 4(21):202-224

Parent taxon: Geolabididae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008

See also Alroy 2002, Asher et al. 2005, Clark 1966, Engesser 1979, Gazin 1976, Hay 1902, Johnson 1966, Korth et al. 2022, Lillegraven et al. 1981, Lofgren et al. 2020, Lopatin 2006, McKenna 1960, McKenna and Bell 1997, McKenna et al. 1962, Peterson 1934, Robinson 1968, Russell 1972, Scott 1941 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Batodonoides, Gobigeolabis, Marsholestes, Protictops alticuspidens, Stilpnodon

Subtaxa: Centetodon aztecus Centetodon bacchanalis Centetodon bembicophagus Centetodon chadronensis Centetodon divaricatus Centetodon hendryi Centetodon kuenzii Centetodon magnus Centetodon marginalis Centetodon neashami Centetodon patratus Centetodon pulcher Centetodon wolffi

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Type: Centetodon pulcher

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Harrisonian of United States (1: Nebraska collection)

• Arikareean of United States (3: California, Florida, Nebraska)

• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (29: Colorado, Florida, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)

• Eocene of Canada (5: Saskatchewan), United States (107: California, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 147 collections including 168 occurrences

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