†Pontifactor West 1974 (placental)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Full reference: R. M. West. 1974. New North American Middle Eocene Nyctithere (Mammalia, Insectivora). Journal of Paleontology 48(5):983-987
Parent taxon: Placentidentinae according to M. F. Jones and K. C. Beard 2023
See also Beard and Dawson 2009, Carroll 1988, Gunnell et al. 2008, Hooker 1986, Lopatin 2006 and West 1974
Sister taxa: Ceutholestes, Placentidens, Plagioctenoides, Remiculus, Wyonycteris
Subtaxa: Pontifactor bestiola
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (6: Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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