†Prothryptacodon ambiguus Van Valen 1967 (placental)
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Mammalia - Acreodi - Oxyclaenidae
Alternative combination: Pantinomia ambigua
Full reference: L. Van Valen. 1967. New Paleocene insectivores and insectivore classification. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135(5):217-284
Belongs to Prothryptacodon according to T. E. Williamson 1996
See also Tsentas 1981, Van Valen 1967, Van Valen 1978 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxa: Prothryptacodon albertensis, Prothryptacodon furens, Prothryptacodon hilli
Type specimen: AMNH 16591, a mandible
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution: found only at West Flank Torreon Wash (Pantolambda Zone) (Paleocene of New Mexico)
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