Ectypodus musculus Matthew and Granger 1921 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1921. New genera of Paleocene mammals. American Museum Novitates 13:1-7

Belongs to Ectypodus according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Matthew and Granger 1921

Sister taxa: Ectypodus aphronorus, Ectypodus arctos, Ectypodus childei, Ectypodus laytoni, Ectypodus lovei, Ectypodus powelli, Ectypodus riansensis, Ectypodus simpsoni, Ectypodus szalayi, Ectypodus tardus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mason Pocket, which is in a Tiffanian fissure fill shale in Colorado

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (5: Colorado, Texas, Wyoming collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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