Baiotomeus
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Taxonavigation: Ptilodontoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: †Ptilodontidae
Genus: †Baiotomeus
Species: †B. douglassi – †B. lamberti – †B. rhothonion – †B. russelli
Name[edit]
Baiotomeus Krause, 1987: 596
Type species: Ptilodus douglassi Simpson, 1935 [Krause, 1987: 596]
Etymology: "Greek baios (little, small) and Greek tomeus (cutter, knife), in reference to the small, blade-like P4" [Krause, 1987: 598]
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Krause, D.W. 1987. Baiotomeus, a new ptilodontid multituberculate (Mammalia) from the middle Paleocene of western North America. Journal of Paleontology 61(3): 595–603. DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000028766 JSTOR Reference page.