Ptilodus
Ptilodus es un género extinto de mamíferos del orden Multituberculata, que vivieron durante en el período Paleoceno de Norteamérica. Era relativamente grande, medía 30 a 50 cm de longitud; su aspecto debió ser similar al de una ardilla.
| Ptilodus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rango temporal: Paleoceno | ||
 Cráneo de Ptilodus | ||
| Taxonomía | ||
| Reino: | Animalia | |
| Filo: | Chordata | |
| Clase: | Mammalia | |
| Orden: | Multituberculata | |
| Familia: | Ptilodontidae | |
| Género: |
Ptilodus Cope, 1881 | |
| Especies | ||
P. fractus | ||
Referencias
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- R. E. Sloan (1981). Systematics of Paleocene multituberculates from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico. In Lucas et all (Ed.), Advances in San Juan Basin paleontology, 127–160. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.
