Ectypodus Explained

Ectypodus is an extinct genus of mammals, containing the species E. aphronorus, E. childei, E. musculus, E. lovei, E. powelli, E. szalayi, and E. tardus.^{[1] [2]}

Ectypodus was an arboreal omnivore, living in the Paleocene to Eocene of North America and Europe.^[3]

A fossil of E. arctos was found on Ellesmere Island, Canada.^[4]

Ectypodus was first described by William Diller Matthew (1871–1930) and Walter W. Granger in 1921.^[5]

E. musculus was heavier than other subtaxa, weighing at 30 kg, while other subtaxa weighed at 15kg, except E. powelli, which weighed 20 kg.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ectypodus . 25 January 2024 . fact-index.com.
2. Web site: Ectypodus . 25 January 2024 . Mindat.org.
3. Web site: Ectypodus . 25 January 2024 . Fossilworks.
4. Beard . K. Christopher . Dawson . Mary R. . 2014-09-19 . Northernmost global record for Multituberculata from the Eocene of Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . en . 34 . 6 . 1476–1480 . 10.1080/02724634.2014.875032 . 2014JVPal..34.1476B . 129523970 . 0272-4634.
5. Matthew . William Diller . William Diller Matthew . Granger . Walter Willis . Walter W. Granger . September 6, 1921 . NEW GENERA OF PALEOCENE MAMMALS . . registration . https://web.archive.org/web/20210714201806/https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/3246/N0013.pdf?sequence=1 . July 14, 2021.