“T” is for Tetraclaenodon
Tetraclaenodon is another of those pesky condylarths. Continue reading ““T” is for Tetraclaenodon”
Category Archives: The Breaks Local Fauna
“P” is for Ptilodus
“P” is for Ptilodus.
“N” is for Nannodectes
“N” is for Nannodectes
“M” is for Mixodectes
“M” is for Mixodectes
“L” is for Litocherus
“H” is for Haplaletes
“G” is for Gelastops
“G” is for Gelastops
“F” is for Fractinus
“F” is for Fractinus.
The genus Fractinus, and it’s only species F. palmorem, is my singular paleontological claim to fame. This is the only species (and genus) that I’ve ever named.
“E” is for Elphidotarsius
“E” is for Elphidotarsius
“C” is for Chiromyoides
“C” is for Chiromyoides
Chiromyoides is a member of the Family Plesiadapidae which is either a sister group to the Order Primates, or a true member of the primates.
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