Robertschochia

Robertschochia sullivani
Temporal range: Early Paleocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cimolesta
Suborder: Taeniodonta
Family: Stylinodontidae
Subfamily: †Stylinodontinae
Genus: Robertschochia
Lucas and Williamson, 1993 & 2011
Species: R. sullivani
Binomial name
Robertschochia sullivani
Lucas and Williamson, 1993 & 2011

Robertschochia sullivani is a primitive species of Taeniodont mammal from the early Paleocene of North America. It is the type species of genus Robertschochia. The genus is named for Robert M. Schoch.[1]

References

  1. Lucas, S. (2011). "Robertschochia, a new name for the Paleocene mammal Schochia Lucas and Williamson, 1993". Journal of Paleontology, 85(6), 1216-1217. doi:10.1666/11-006.1
  • Lucas, Spencer G. and Thomas E. Williamson. "A New Taeniodont from the Paleocene of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico." Journal of Mammalogy Vol. 74, No. 1 (Feb. 13), p. 175-179.


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