†Prothryptacodon furens Simpson 1935 (placental)
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Mammalia - Acreodi - Oxyclaenidae
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 Prothryptacodon according to C. S. Scott et al. 2013
See also Simpson 1935
Sister taxa: Prothryptacodon albertensis, Prothryptacodon ambiguus, Prothryptacodon hilli
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (5: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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