Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Pediomyidae
Alternative combinations: Aletridelphys florencae, Pediomys florencae
Full reference: W. A. Clemens. 1966. Fossil mammals from the type Lance Formation, Wyoming. Part II. Marsupialia. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 62:1-122
Belongs to Protolambda according to B. M. Davis 2007
See also Clemens 1966, Clemens 1979 and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Protolambda clemensi, Protolambda hatcheri, Protolambda mcgilli
Type specimen: UCMP 51440, a maxilla (left fragmentary maxilla with M2-3). Its type locality is Kent 484, which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (30: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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