Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Gypsonictopidae
Full reference: A. Sahni. 1972. The vertebrate fauna of the Judith River Formation, Montana. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 147(6):321-412
Belongs to Gypsonictops according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
See also Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 1979, Lillegraven and McKenna 1986 and Sahni 1972
Sister taxa: Gypsonictops clemensi, Gypsonictops hypoconus, Gypsonictops illuminatus
Type specimen: AMNH 77429, a tooth (isolated p4). Its type locality is Clambank Hollow Quarry, which is in a Campanian/Campanian fine channel fill claystone in the Judith River Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (5: Alberta collections), United States (6: Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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