†Xesmodon prolixus Roth 1899 (placental)
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Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae
Alternative combination: Megacrodon prolixus
Full reference: S. Roth. 1899. Aviso preliminar sobre mamíferos mesozóicos encontrados en Patagonia [Preliminary notice on Mesozoic mammals found in Patagonia]. Revista del Museo de La Plata 9:381-388
Belongs to Xesmodon according to G. G. Simpson 1948
See also Roth 1899
Sister taxon: Xesmodon langi
Type specimen: mandible with P4-M1, a mandible
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Lago Musters (Eocene of Argentina)
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