Protalphadon

Protalphadon is a genus of small mammal from the late Cretaceous. Its fossils are found in Utah, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado.[1][2] Originally the genus was assigned to Alphadon.

Protalphadon
Temporal range: Cenomanian-Maastrichtian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Metatheria
Genus: Protalphadon
Species
  • P. foxi
  • P. lulli
Synonyms
  • Alphadon lulli

Description

Protalphadon is known from a few fossils but mainly teeth.[3] It was likely omnivorous.

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References

  1. Zerina Johanson (1993). "A revision of the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) marsupial Iqualadelphis lactea Fox, 1987". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 13 (3): 373–377. doi:10.1080/02724634.1993.10011518.
  2. "†Protalphadon Cifelli 1990 (metatherian)". PBDB.
  3. Richard L. Cifelli (1990). "Cretaceous mammals of southern Utah. II. Marsupials and marsupial-like mammals from the Wahweap Formation (early Campanian)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 10 (3): 320–331. doi:10.1080/02724634.1990.10011817.


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