Bryanpattersonia nesodontoides Ameghino 1901 (notoungulate)

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Archaeohyracidae

Alternative combination: Archaeohyrax nesodontoides

Synonym: Eomorphippus rutilatus Ameghino 1901

Belongs to Bryanpattersonia according to G. G. Simpson 1967

See also Croft 2000

Sister taxon: Bryanpattersonia sulcidens

Type specimens:

  • Bryanpattersonia nesodontoides: MACN 10905
  • Eomorphippus rutilatus: MACN 10915, right upper molar (lectotype), a tooth. Its type locality is Mustersan of Patagonia, which is in a Mustersan terrestrial horizon in Argentina.

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Mustersan of Patagonia (Eocene of Argentina)

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