Protalphadon

Protalphadon; Temporal range: Cenomanian-Maastrichtian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Metatheria
Genus:	†Protalphadon
Species
	P. foxi; P. lulli;
Synonyms
	Alphadon lulli;

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.

Description

Protalphadon is known from a few fossils but mainly teeth.[3] It was likely omnivorous.

References

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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[1] 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.

[2] "†Protalphadon Cifelli 1990 (metatherian)". PBDB.

[3] 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.