†Polyacrodon ligatus Roth 1899 (placental)
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Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae
Alternative combination: Oroacrodon ligatus
Full reference: S. Roth. 1899. Aviso preliminar sobre mamíferos mesozóicos encontrados en Patagonia [Preliminary notice on Mesozoic mammals found in Patagonia]. Revista del Museo de La Plata 9:381-388
Belongs to Polyacrodon according to G. G. Simpson 1948
See also Ameghino 1904 and Roth 1899
Sister taxon: Polyacrodon lanciformis
Type specimen: one upper molar, a tooth. Its type locality is Lago Musters, which is in a Mustersan terrestrial horizon in Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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