Oodectes herpestoides Wortman 1901 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Synonyms: Oodectes proximus Matthew 1909, Paeneprolimnocyon amissadomus Guthrie 1967, Triacodon nanus Marsh 1872

Full reference: J. L. Wortman. 1901. Studies of Eocene Mammalia in the Marsh Collection, Peabody Museum. The American Journal of Science, series 4 12:143-154

Belongs to Oodectes according to J. L. Wortman 1901

See also Flynn and Galiano 1982, Gazin 1976, Gingerich and Deutsch 1989, Gunnell 1998, Guthrie 1967, Guthrie 1971, Hay 1902, Heinrich 1997, MacIntyre and Guthrie 1979, Marsh 1872, Matthew 1909, Robinson 1966, Thorpe 1923 and Van Valen 1969

Sister taxa: Oodectes jepseni, Oodectes pugnax

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (5: Colorado, Wyoming collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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