Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Metacheiromyidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1918. A revision of the Lower Eocene Wasatch and Wind River faunas. Part V. Insectivora (Continued), Glires, Edentata. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 38(16):429-483
Parent taxon: Metacheiromyidae according to E. Gheerbrant et al. 2005
See also Carroll 1988, Kondrashov and Agadjanian 2012, Matthew 1918, Rose 1978 and Rose et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Brachianodon, Metacheiromys, Mylanodon, Propalaeanodon
Subtaxa: Palaeanodon ignavus Palaeanodon nievelti Palaeanodon parvulus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection), United States (66: North Dakota, Wyoming)
• Paleocene of United States (5: Wyoming)
Total: 72 collections including 74 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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