Mammalia - Sparassodonta - Thylacosmilidae
IGM 184247, right horizontal ramus with almost complete m2, and broken m3-4; left mandibular frgment with m2-3 complete; fragment of left symphysis; very fragmentary left frontolacrimal portion of the skull, and associated, very fragmentated postcranial material.
Full reference: F. J. Goin. 1997. New clues for understanding Neogene marsupial radiation. Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia 187-206
Belongs to Anachlysictis according to C. Suarez et al. 2023
See also Goin 1997
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IGM 184247, a mandible (Lower p2). Its type locality is Duke Locality 75 (La Venta Fauna), which is in a Laventan/Mayoan fluvial claystone/sandstone in the Villavieja Formation of Colombia.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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