Escavadodon
Escavadodon is an extinct genus of pangolin-like insectivorous mammal which was endemic to North America during the Early Paleocene (Torrejonian in the NALMA classification), from approximately 63.3 to 61.7 Ma, existing for approximately 1.6 million years.[1]
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Family: | †Escavadodontidae |
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Escavadodon zygus Rose & Lucas 2000 |
Taxonomy
The monotypic family Escavadodontidae was erected by Rose and Lucas in 2000 to hold the primitive palaeanodont they named Escavadodon zygus, recovered from the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.[2]
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References
- Paleobiology Database: Escavadodontidae basic info.
- Rose, Kenneth D.; Lucas, Spencer G. (2000). "An early Paleocene palaeanodont (Mammalia, ?Pholidota) from New Mexico, and the origin of Palaeanodonta". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 20 (1): 139–156. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0139:AEPPMP]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0272-4634.
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