†Cronopio dentiacutus Rougier et al. 2011 (mammal)
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Full reference: G. W. Rougier, S. Apesteguía, and L. C. Gaetano. 2011. Highly specialized mammalian skulls from the Late Cretaceous of South America. Nature 479:98-102
Belongs to Cronopio according to G. W. Rougier et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MPCA 454, a partial skull (incomplete skull with full upper dentition missing the braincase, part of the rostral roof, and the lower jaws). Its type locality is La Buitrera (Hoyada de los esfenodontes), which is in a Cenomanian crevasse splay sandstone in the Candeleros Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at La Buitrera (Hoyada de los esfenodontes)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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