Alternative combinations: Claenodon protogonioides, Mioclaenus protogonioides, Protogonodon protogonioides
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1882. Some new forms from the Puerco Eocene. The American Naturalist 16:833-834
Belongs to Desmatoclaenus according to T. E. Williamson 1996
See also Cifelli et al. 1995, Cope 1882, Cope 1888, Gidley 1919, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hunter 1997, Matthew 1897, Matthew 1937, Middleton 1983, Van Valen 1978 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxa: Desmatoclaenus dianae, Desmatoclaenus hermaeus, Desmatoclaenus mearae
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (4: Colorado, New Mexico collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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