Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Proscalopidae
Alternative combination: Arctoryctes galbreathi
Synonym: Oligoscalops whitmanensis Reed 1961
Full reference: C. A. Reed. 1956. A new species of the fossorial mammal Arctoryctes from the Oligocene of Colorado. Fieldiana Geology 10(24)
Belongs to Oligoscalops according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022
See also Barnosky 1981, Hutchison 1972, Reed 1956 and Reed 1961
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Oligoscalops galbreathi: KUVP 9837, a limb element (right humerus lacking capitulum and medial epicondyle). Its type locality is Cedar Creek (Middle), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Colorado.
- Oligoscalops whitmanensis: FMNH P25800, a partial skull (partial skull and jaws).
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
• Eocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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