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Protalphadon

Extinct genus of mammals

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. Originally the genus was assigned to Alphadon.

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

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