Genus: Paleoungulatum KELLY, 2014
Etymology: Greek, palaios, "old or ancient," in reference to its presumed occurrence
in the late Cretaceous, and Latin, ungula, "hoof," in reference to archaic ungulates.
Species: hooleyi KELLY,
2014
Etymology: In honor of Kurtis W. Hooley, who discovered the holotype and referred
specimens at the LLJS Quarry with the permission o fLewis nd Tawny McGill of
McGill Land and Livestock Corportion. Without Hooley's and the McGill family's
support, these specimens would not have been available for scientif study.
Holotype: LACM 157265
Locality: Lane's Little Jaw Site Quarry (= locaity LACM 7942): Powder River County, Montana.
Horizon: Hell Creek Formation?
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Partial left dentary wiht roots of p3 and complete p4-m3.
Referred material:
LACM 157262: Partial dentary with m1-3.
LACM 157263: Partial right dentary with p2-m1.
LACM 157264: LM2.
LACM 157266: Partial left dentary with partial m1 & m2-3.
LACM 157267: Partial right dentary with p3-m1.
LACM 157271: Partial edentulous dentaries.
LACM 157272: Associated m2 and m3.
LACM 157273: Partial right dentary wiht m1-3.