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.
| Protalphadon Temporal range: Cenomanian-Maastrichtian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Metatheria |
| Genus: | †Protalphadon Cifelli, 1990 |
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| Alphadon lulli Clemens, 1966
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Description edit
Protalphadon is known from a few fossils but mainly teeth.[3] It was likely omnivorous.
References edit
- ^ 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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