Acheronodon
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.
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 [1] MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Eucosmodontidae, Microcosmodontidae and Taeniolabidoidea, an Internet directory.
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