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Part 2: Classification and description of mammals — Continued, 



Order Insectivora Gray — Continued. Page 



Family Nyctitheriidae Simpson _. 118 



Genus Stilpnodon Simpson 119 



Family Pantolestidae Cope 120 



Pantolestinae, new subfamily 121 



Genus Bessoecetor Simpson 122 



Pentacodontinae, new subfamily 123 



Genus Aphronorus Simpson 124 



Family Mixodectidae Cope 127 



Genus Eudaemonema Simpson 131 



Genus Elpidophorus Simpson 133 



?Insectivora, incertae sedis 134 



Picrodontidae, new family 134 



Genus Picrodus Douglass 135 



Family uncertain.. 139 



Genus and species undetermined 139 



Order Primates Linnaeus 141 



Family ?Anaptomorphidae Cope 142 



Genus Paromomys Gidley 148 



Genus and species undetermined 156 



Genus Palaechthon Gidley 156 



Genus Palenochtha Simpson 158 



Family Carpolestidae Simpson 161 



Genus Elphidotarsius Gidley 162 



Family Plesiadapidae Trouessart 164 



Genus Pronothodectes Gidley 165 



Genus Plesiadapis Gervais 167 



Order Taeniodonta Cope 169 



Family Stylinodontidae Marsh 169 



Subfamily Conoryctinae Matthew 169 



Genus Conorycies Cope 169 



Psittacotheriinae Matthew 169 



Genus Psittacotherium Cope 169 



Order Carnivora Vicq d'Azyr 170 



Suborder Creodonta Cope 170 



Family Arctocyonidae Murray 171 



Subfamily Arctocyoninae Giebel 173 



Genus Claenodon Scott 174 



Genus D enter ogonodon Simpson 190 



Subfamily Oxyclaeninae Matthew 192 



Genus Prothryptacodon Simpson 194 



Genus Chriacus Cope 196 



Genus Metachriacus Simpson 197 



Genus Spanoxyodon Simpson 203 



Mimotricentes, new genus 203 



Family Miacidae Cope 207 



Subfamily Viverravinae Matthew 208 



Genus Didymidis Cope 209 



Genus Iclidopappus Simpson 213 



Family Mcsonychidae Cope 216 



Genus Dissacus Cope 216 



