Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Alternative combination: Diacodon concordiarcensis
Synonym: Diacodon pearcei Gazin 1956
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. New Paleocene mammals from the Fort Union of Montana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83:221-244
Belongs to Prodiacodon according to M. J. Novacek 1982
See also Gazin 1952, Gazin 1956, Novacek 1977, Rigby 1980 and Simpson 1935
Sister taxa: Prodiacodon crustulum, Prodiacodon furor, Prodiacodon paucus, Prodiacodon tauricinerei, Palaeolestes gorei
Type specimens:
- Prodiacodon concordiarcensis: Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana
- Diacodon pearcei: USNM 20970, a mandible. Its type locality is Saddle, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (6: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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