Carcinodon aquilonius Russell 1974 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Full reference: L. S. Russell. 1974. Fauna and correlation of the Ravenscrag Formation (Paleocene) of southwestern Saskatchewan. Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum 102:1-53

Belongs to Carcinodon according to P. A. Johnston and R. C. Fox 1984

See also Russell 1974 and Van Valen 1978

Sister taxa: Carcinodon antiquus, Carcinodon olearyi, Carcinodon simplex

Type specimen: Its type locality is Pine Cree Park, which is in a Danian terrestrial sandstone in the Ravenscrag Formation of Canada

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (1: Montana)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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