Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Geolabididae
Full reference: J. A. Lillegraven, M. C. McKenna, and L. Kristalka. 1981. Evolutionary relationships of middle Eocene and younger species of Centetodon (Mammalia, Insectivora, Geolabididae) with a description of the dentition of Ankylodon (Adapisoricidae). University of Wyoming Publication 45:1-115
Belongs to Centetodon according to R. J. Asher et al. 2005
See also Lillegraven et al. 1981
Sister taxa: Centetodon altidens, Centetodon aztecus, Centetodon bacchanalis, Centetodon bembicophagus, Centetodon divaricatus, Centetodon hendryi, Centetodon kuenzii, Centetodon magnus, Centetodon marginalis, Centetodon neashami, Centetodon patratus, Centetodon pulcher, Centetodon wolffi
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Wyoming collection)
• Eocene of United States (12: Nebraska, North Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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