Choeroclaenus Simpson 1937 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1937. The Fort Union of the Crazy Mountain field, Montana and its mammalian faunas. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 169:1-287

Parent taxon: Hyopsodontidae according to T. E. Williamson and A. Weil 2011

See also Archibald 1998, McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1937, Tabuce et al. 2011 and Zack et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Asiohyopsodus, Bubogonia, Chacomylus, Hyopsodontinae, Hyopsodus, Lessnessina, Litaletes, Midiagnus, Mioclaenus, Molinodus, Pleuraspidotheriinae, Promioclaenus, Protoselene, Tricuspiodontinae, Valenia, Yuodon, Mioclaeninae, Bomburodon, Kollpaniinae, Pascualodus, Tiznatzinia

Subtaxa: Choeroclaenus turgidunculus

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Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (4: New Mexico collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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