Carodnia Simpson 1935 (placental)

Mammalia - Xenungulata - Carodniidae

Synonym: Ctalecarodnia Simpson 1935

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. Descriptions of the oldest known South American mammals, from the Rio Chico Formation. American Museum Novitates 793:1-25

Parent taxon: Carodniidae according to B. Vera et al. 2020

See also Antoine et al. 2015, Carroll 1988, Gelfo et al. 2020, McKenna and Bell 1997, Paula Couto 1952, Schoch and Lucas 1985, Simpson 1935 and Simpson 1967

Sister taxon: Rodcania

Subtaxa: Carodnia feruglioi Carodnia inexpectans Carodnia vieirai

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Type: Carodnia feruglioi

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Argentina (1 collection), Brazil (1), Peru (1)

• Paleocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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