†Vulpavus profectus Matthew 1909 (placental)
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Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1909. The Carnivora and Insectivora of the Bridger Basin, middle Eocene. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History 9:289-567
Belongs to Vulpavus according to W. D. Matthew 1909
Sister taxa: Vulpavus (Phlaodectes), Vulpavus australis, Vulpavus canavus, Vulpavus completus, Vulpavus farsonensis, Vulpavus hargeri, Vulpavus ovatus, Vulpavus palustris
Type specimen: AMN 12626, a partial skull. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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