†Carodnia feruglioi Simpson 1935 (placental)
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Mammalia - Xenungulata - Carodniidae
Synonyms: Carodnia cabrerai Simpson 1935, Ctalecarodnia cabrerai 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
Belongs to Carodnia according to B. Vera et al. 2020
See also Antoine et al. 2015, Paula Couto 1952, Simpson 1935 and Simpson 1967
Sister taxa: Carodnia inexpectans, Carodnia vieirai
Type specimens:
- Carodnia feruglioi: MGP-PD 29046 (cast=AMNH 27886), a tooth (left [lower] M3). Its type locality is Bajo de la Palangana (lower levels), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial sandstone in the Las Flores Formation of Argentina.
- Ctalecarodnia cabrerai: MGP-PD 29030 (cast=AMNH 27897), a set of teeth (several probably associated tooth fragments). Its type locality is Bajo de la Palangana (lower levels), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial sandstone in the Las Flores Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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