†Gelastops parcus Simpson 1935 (eutherian)
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Mammalia - Cimolesta - Cimolestidae
Synonym: Emperodon acmeodontoides Simpson 1935
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. New Paleocene mammals from the Fort Union of Montana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83:221-244
Belongs to Gelastops according to B. J. Burger 2007
See also Simpson 1935, Simpson 1937 and Van Valen 1966
Sister taxon: Gelastops joni
Type specimens:
- Gelastops parcus: Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana
- Emperodon acmeodontoides:
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (8: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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