Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae
Full reference: C. S. Scott, R. C. Fox, and G. P. Youzwyshyn. 2002. New earliest Tiffanian (late Paleocene) mammals from Cochrane 2, southwestern Alberta, Canada. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47(4):691-704
Belongs to Ptilodus according to C. S. Scott et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Ptilodus ferronensis, Ptilodus fractus, Ptilodus kummae, Ptilodus mediaevus, Ptilodus montanus, Ptilodus tsosiensis, Ptilodus wyomingensis
Type specimen: UALVP 45145, a tooth (isolated right P4). Its type locality is Cochrane 2, which is in a Ti1 fluvial-lacustrine siltstone in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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