Turgidodon praesagus Russell 1952 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Alphadontidae

Alternative combinations: Alphadon praesagus, Delphodon praesagus

Full reference: L. S. Russell. 1952. Cretaceous mammals of Alberta. Bulletin of the National Museum of Canada 126:110-119

Belongs to Turgidodon according to Z. Johanson 1996

See also Cifelli 1990, Clemens 1973, Clemens 1979, Eaton 1993, Fox 1979, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Montellano 1992, Russell 1952 and Sahni 1972

Sister taxa: Turgidodon lillegraveni, Turgidodon madseni, Turgidodon parapraesagus, Turgidodon petiminis, Turgidodon rhaister, Turgidodon russelli

Type specimen: Its type locality is 6.4 km below mouth of Berry Creek, which is in a Judithian terrestrial horizon in the Oldman Formation of Canada

Ecology: scansorial omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (8: Alberta collections), United States (3: Montana)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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