Acheronodon
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| Acheronodon garbani Archibald J.D., 1982 |
Acheronodon is a genus of mammal from the Paleocene of North America. It is a member of the extinct order Multituberculata and lies within the suborder Cimolodonta, and the family Microcosmodontidae.
The species Acheronodon garbani is known from fossils found in the Puercan (Paleocene)-age formations of Tullock Formation in Montana (USA) and possible specimens from the Porcupine Hills in Alberta, Canada. The holotype was found in Montana.
[edit] References
- Archibald (1982), "A study of Mammalia and geology across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in Garfield County, Montana." Univ. Calif. Publ. Geol. Sci. 122, p.1-286.
- Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals." Paleontology 44, p.389-429.
- Much of this information has been derived from Eucosmodontidae, Microcosmodontidae and Taeniolabidoidea, an Internet directory.
