''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 ''Alphadon'' (meaning "first tooth") is an extinct genus of small, primitive mammal that was a member of the metatherians, a group of mammals that includes modern-day marsupials. Its fossils were first discovered and named by George Gaylord ...

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Description

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

References

Prehistoric metatherians Extinct mammals of North America Hell Creek fauna Prehistoric mammal genera {{cretaceous-mammal-stub