Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Gypsonictopidae
Synonyms: Euangelistes petersoni Simpson 1929, Gypsonictops petersoni Simpson 1929
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1927. Mammalian Fauna of the Hell Creek Formation of Montana. American Museum Novitates 267:1-8
Belongs to Gypsonictops according to W. A. Clemens 1973
See also Archibald and Clemens 1984, Hay 1930, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Simpson 1927, Simpson 1927, Simpson 1929, Sloan and Van Valen 1965 and Wood and Ormsbee 1954
Sister taxa: Gypsonictops clemensi, Gypsonictops illuminatus, Gypsonictops lewisi
Type specimens:
- Gypsonictops hypoconus: YPM 13662, a tooth (upper molar). Its type locality is Peterson's Quarry, which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.
- Euangelistes petersoni: Carnegie Museum 11657, a mandible (left mandible with P3 and M1-4 (M4 now lost)).
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (32: Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 34 collections including 35 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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