†Protamandua rothi Ameghino 1904 (edentate)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Myrmecophagidae
Alternative combination: Protamandua rothii
Synonyms: Promyrmephagus dolichoarthrus Ameghino 1904, Promyrmephagus euryarthrus Ameghino 1904
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1904. Nuevas especies de mamíferos, cretáceos y terciarios de la República Argentina [New species of mammals, Cretaceous and Tertiarty, from the Argentine Republic]. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 56–58:1-142
Belongs to Protamandua according to S. E. Hirschfeld 1976
See also Ameghino 1904
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Protamandua rothi: Lost, cast = MACN A-10901b, a limb element (right calcaneum). Its type locality is Santa Cruz Formation, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.
- Promyrmephagus dolichoarthrus: MLP, now lost (cast: MACN A-4621b), a limb element (right astragalus). Its type locality is Santa Cruz Formation, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.
- Promyrmephagus euryarthrus: MACN A-11530, a limb element (right astragalus). Its type locality is Santa Cruz Formation, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
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