Protalphadon

Protalphadon; Temporal range: Cenomanian-Maastrichtian 99.6–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Metatheria
Genus:	†Protalphadon; Cifelli, 1990
Type species
	Alphadon lulli; Clemens, 1966
Species
	P. foxi Johanson, 1996 ; P. lulli Clemens, 1966 ;
Synonyms
	Alphadon lulli Clemens, 1966;

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.

Description

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

References

^ 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.
^ "†Protalphadon Cifelli 1990 (metatherian)". PBDB.
^ 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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[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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