†Mesoscalops scopelotemos Reed 1960 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Proscalopidae
Full reference: K. M. Reed. 1960. Insectivores of the Middle Miocene Split Rock Local Fanna, Wyoming. Breviora 116
Belongs to Mesoscalops according to A. D. Barnosky 1981
See also Reed 1960
Sister taxa: Arctoryctes, Arctoryctes terrenus, Mesoscalops montanensis
Type specimen: ACM 10461, a tooth (isolated [upper] M1)
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (16: Nebraska, Wyoming collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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