Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1941. Paleocene Mammals from the Denver Basin, Colorado. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 31(7):289-295
Belongs to Baioconodon according to C. L. Gazin 1941
See also Eberle 2003
Sister taxa: Baioconodon cannoni, Baioconodon engdahli, Baioconodon jeffersonensis, Baioconodon middletoni, Baioconodon nordicus, Baioconodon wovokae
Type specimen: USNM 16621, a mandible (fragment of right dentary with m2 and m3). Its type locality is South Table Mountain, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in Colorado.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (4: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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