Ptilodus kummae Krause 1977 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae

Full reference: D. W. Krause. 1977. Paleocene Multituberculates (Mammalia) of the Roche Percée Local Fauna, Ravenscrag Formation, Saskatchewan, Canada. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 159:1-36

Belongs to Ptilodus according to D. W. Krause 1977

Sister taxa: Ptilodus ferronensis, Ptilodus fractus, Ptilodus gnomus, Ptilodus mediaevus, Ptilodus montanus, Ptilodus tsosiensis, Ptilodus wyomingensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Roche Percée, which is in a Ti4 alluvial fan sandstone/siltstone in the Ravenscrag Formation of Canada

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (17: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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