Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Full reference: G. L. Jepsen. 1940. Paleocene faunas of the Polecat Bench Formation, Park County, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 83(2):217-341
Belongs to Mesodma according to G. L. Jepsen 1940
See also Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Mesodma formosa, Mesodma hensleighi, Mesodma pygmaea, Mesodma senecta, Mesodma thompsoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mantua Lentil, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (7: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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