Amelotabes Rose 1978 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: K. D. Rose. 1978. A new Paleocene epoicotheriid (Mammalia), with comments on the Palaeanodonta. Journal of Paleontology 52(3):658-674

Parent taxon: Palaeanodonta according to K. D. Rose and S. G. Lucas 2000

See also Carroll 1988 and Rose 1978

Sister taxa: Arcticanodon, Epoicotheriidae, Ernanodon, Escavadodontidae, Melaniella, Metacheiromyidae

Subtaxa: Amelotabes simpsoni

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Type: Amelotabes simpsoni

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at South of Croc Tooth Quarry (Paleocene of Wyoming)

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