Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Alternative combination: Parectypodus tardus
Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1940. Paleocene faunas of the Polecat Bench Formation, Park County, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 83(2):217-341
Belongs to Ectypodus according to P. D. Gingerich 1989
See also Jepsen 1940, Krause 1982, Rose et al. 2012 and Sloan 1981
Sister taxa: Ectypodus aphronorus, Ectypodus arctos, Ectypodus childei, Ectypodus laytoni, Ectypodus lovei, Ectypodus musculus, Ectypodus powelli, Ectypodus riansensis, Ectypodus simpsoni, Ectypodus szalayi
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (23: Colorado, Wyoming)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
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