Prodiacodon furor Novacek 1977 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Leptictidae

Full reference: M. J. Novacek. 1977. A review of Paleocene and Eocene Leptictidae (Mammalia: Eutheria) from North America. PaleoBios 24:1-42

Belongs to Prodiacodon according to M. J. Novacek 1977

Sister taxa: Prodiacodon concordiarcensis, Prodiacodon crustulum, Prodiacodon paucus, Prodiacodon tauricinerei, Palaeolestes gorei

Type specimen: Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (3: Montana, Wyoming)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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