Propalaeanodon Rose 1979 (placental)

Mammalia - Ferae - Metacheiromyidae

Full reference: K. D. Rose. 1979. A new Paleocene palaeanodont and the origin of the Metacheiromyidae (Mammalia). Breviora 455:1-14

Parent taxon: Metacheiromyidae according to K. D. Rose 1979

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Brachianodon, Metacheiromys, Mylanodon, Palaeanodon

Subtaxa: Propalaeanodon schaffi

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Type: Propalaeanodon schaffi

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (3: Colorado, Wyoming collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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