†Caenolambda jepseni Simons 1960 (pantodont)
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Mammalia - Cimolesta - Pantolambdidae
Synonym: Barylambda jackwilsoni Schiebout 1974
Full reference: E. L. Simons. 1960. The Paleocene Pantodonta. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series 50(6):1-81
Belongs to Caenolambda according to E. L. Simons 1960
See also Gingerich and Childress 1983, Lucas 1998, Miller 1986 and Schiebout 1974
Sister taxon: Caenolambda pattersoni
Type specimens:
- Caenolambda jepseni: PU 14863, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Caenolambda jepseni Site, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.
- Barylambda jackwilsoni:
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (3: Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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