Cronopio Rougier et al. 2011 (mammal)

Mammalia - Meridiolestida

Full reference: G. W. Rougier, S. ApesteguĂ­a, and L. C. Gaetano. 2011. Highly specialized mammalian skulls from the Late Cretaceous of South America. Nature 479:98-102

Parent taxon: Meridiolestida according to G. W. Rougier et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Austrotriconodon, Leonardus, Mesungulatoidea, Necrolestes, Solanutherium

Subtaxa: Cronopio dentiacutus

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Type: Cronopio dentiacutus

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at La Buitrera (Hoyada de los esfenodontes) (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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