Notonychops powelli Soria 1989 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Notonychopidae

Full reference: M. F. Soria. 1989. Notopterna: un nuevo orden de mamíferos ungulados eógenos de América del Sur. II: Notonychops powelli gen. et sp. nov (Notonychopidae nov.) de la Formación Río Loro (Paleoceno medio), provincia de Tucumán, Argentina. Ameghiniana 25(3):259-272

Belongs to Notonychops according to Soria 1989

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PVL 4298, a partial skull. Its type locality is Aguas Chiquitas, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Río Loro Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Aguas Chiquitas

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