†Metacheiromys marshi Wortman 1903 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Metacheiromyidae
Synonym: Metacheiromys tatusia Osborn 1904
Full reference: J. L. Wortman. 1903. Studies of Eocene Mammalia in the Marsh Collection, Peabody Museum. Part II. Primates. Suborder Cheiromyoidea. The American Journal of Science, series 4 16:345-368
Belongs to Metacheiromys according to J. L. Wortman 1903
See also Osborn 1904, Rose et al. 1992 and Schoch 1984
Sister taxon: Metacheiromys dasypus
Type specimens:
- Metacheiromys marshi: Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
- Metacheiromys tatusia:
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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