Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Invalid subtaxa: Bomburia Van Valen 1978 [replaced name], Platymastus Van Valen 1978
Full reference: T. Williamson and T. Carr. 2012. Bomburodon, a new name for the Paleocene mammal Bomburia Van Valen, 1978. Journal of Paleontology 86(3):567-567
Parent taxon: Mioclaenidae according to G. T. Lloyd and G. J. Slater 2020
See also Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Halliday et al. 2017, Hunter 1997, McKenna and Bell 1997, Van Valen 1978, Williamson 1996, Williamson and Carr 2007, Williamson and Carr 2012, Williamson and Lucas 1993 and Zack et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Asiohyopsodus, Bubogonia, Chacomylus, Choeroclaenus, Hyopsodontinae, Hyopsodus, Lessnessina, Litaletes, Midiagnus, Mioclaenus, Molinodus, Pleuraspidotheriinae, Promioclaenus, Protoselene, Tricuspiodontinae, Valenia, Yuodon, Kollpaniinae, Tiznatzinia, Mioclaeninae, Pascualodus
Subtaxa: Bomburodon priscus
Type: Ellipsodon priscus
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (8: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
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