Litocherus lacunatus Gazin 1956

Mammalia - Macroscelidea

Alternative combination: Litolestes lacunatus

Synonym: Litomylus alphamon Van Valen 1978

Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1956. Palaeocene mammalian faunas of the Bison Basin in south-central Wyoming. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 131(6):1-57

Belongs to Litocherus according to M. J. Novacek et al. 1985

See also Gazin 1956, Gingerich 1983, Gingerich 1986, Hartman 1986 and Van Valen 1978

Sister taxa: Litocherus notissimus, Litocherus zygeus

Type specimens:

  • Litocherus lacunatus: USNM 21016, a mandible. Its type locality is Titanoides Locality, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
  • Litomylus alphamon:

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (10: Montana, Wyoming)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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