Vintana sertichi Krause et al. 2014 (mammal)

Mammalia - Allotheria - Sudamericidae

Full reference: D. W. Krause, S. Hoffmann, J. R. Wible, E. C. Kirk, J. A. Schultz, W. Koenigswald, J. R. Groenke, J. B. Rossie, P. M. O’Connor, E. R. Seiffert, E. R. Dumont, W. L. Holloway, R. R. Rogers, L. J. Rahantarisoa, A. D. Kemp and H. Andriamialison. 2014. First cranial remains of a gondwanatherian mammal reveal remarkable mosaicism. Nature 515:512-517

Belongs to Vintana according to D. W. Krause et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UA 9972, a skull. Its type locality is MAD10-24, Lac Kinkony, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Madagascar (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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