Ernestokokenia nitida Ameghino 1901 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Didolodontidae

Synonyms: Enneoconus parvidens Ameghino 1901, Ernestokokenia marginata Ameghino 1901

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1901. Notices préliminaires sur des ongulés nouveaux des terrains crétacés de Patagonie [Preliminary notes on new ungulates from the Cretaceous terrains of Patagonia]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Córdoba 16:349-429

Belongs to Ernestokokenia according to G. G. Simpson 1948

See also Ameghino 1901 and Gelfo 2010

Sister taxa: Ernestokokenia chaishoer, Ernestokokenia patagonica, Ernestokokenia yirunhor

Type specimens:

  • Ernestokokenia nitida: Its type locality is Casamayoran of Patagonia, which is in a Casamayoran terrestrial horizon in Argentina
  • Enneoconus parvidens: Its type locality is Río Chico Oeste, which is in a Lutetian/Bartonian terrestrial horizon in Argentina.
  • Ernestokokenia marginata: Its type locality is Casamayoran of Patagonia, which is in a Casamayoran terrestrial horizon in Argentina.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Argentina (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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