†Cedrocherus ryani Gingerich 1983 (hedgehog)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich. 1983. New Adapisoricidae, Pentacodontidae, and Hyopsodontidae (Mammalia, Insectivora and Condylarthra) from the late Paleocene ofWyoming and Colorado. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 26(11):227-255
Belongs to Cedrocherus according to M. J. Novacek et al. 1985
See also Gingerich 1983
Sister taxon: Cedrocherus aceratus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cedar Point Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cedar Point Quarry
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