Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Alternative combination: Promioclaenus wilsoni
Full reference: L. M. Van Valen. 1978. The beginning of the Age of Mammals. Evolutionary Theory 4:45-80
Belongs to Valenia according to C. de Muizon and R. L. Cifelli 2000
See also Eberle 2003 and Van Valen 1978
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: KU 9446, a partial skull (associated rostrum with LP4-M3 and RP3-M2, right dentary with ?p1, p3-m2, and left dentary with p2-3 and trigonid of Lm1). Its type locality is Alamo Wash, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (6: New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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