Bisonalveus
Sign in to saveBisonalveus ("animal from Bison Basin") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from family Pentacodontidae, that lived during the middle to late Paleocene. Bisonalveus fossils have been discovered in the upper Great Plains region of North America, including sites in modern-day Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, and Alberta.
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- ''Bisonalveus browni''
- ''Bisonalveus holtzmani''
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Bisonalveus ("animal from Bison Basin") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from family Pentacodontidae, that lived during the middle to late Paleocene. Bisonalveus fossils have been discovered in the upper Great Plains region of North America, including sites in modern-day Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, and Alberta.
==Description== Bisonalveus is an extinct genus of shrew-like mammals that were presumably ground-dwelling and fed on plants and insects.
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