Phoxomylus
Phoxomylus Temporal range: Late Paleocene
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Phoxomylus is an extinct genus of palaechthonid plesiadapiform which existed in Alberta, Canada, during the late Paleocene (earliest Tiffanian age).[1] It was first named by Richard C. Fox in 2011 and the type species is Phoxomylus puncticuspis.[1] The holotype exposed in Paskapoo Formation by Gordon P. Youzwyshyn on 10 July 1988.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Richard C. Fox (2011). "An unusual early primate from the Paleocene Paskapoo Formation, Alberta, Canada" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 56 (1): 1–10. doi:10.4202/app.2009.0079.
Categories:
- Plesiadapiformes
- Prehistoric placental genera
- Paleocene mammals
- Fossil taxa described in 2011
- Fossils of Canada
- Paleontology in Alberta
- Prehistoric mammal stubs