Ectocion Cope 1882 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae

Synonyms: Gidleyina Simpson 1935, Prosthecion Patterson and West 1973

Parent taxon: Meniscotheriidae according to Cope 1882

See also Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Patterson and West 1973, Rose et al. 2012, Schiebout 1974, Simpson 1935, Thewissen 1990, West 1971 and Winterfeld 1982

Sister taxon: Meniscotherium

Subtaxa: Ectocion cedrus Ectocion collinus Ectocion ignotum Ectocion major Ectocion mediotuber Ectocion nanabeensis Ectocion osbornianus Ectocion parvus Ectocion superstes

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Type: Oligotomus osbornianus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (145: Colorado, Mississippi, Wyoming)

• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming)

• Paleocene of Canada (12: Alberta, Saskatchewan), United States (236: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 395 collections including 402 occurrences

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