†Scarrittia canquelensis Simpson 1934 (notoungulate)
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Mammalia - Notoungulata - Leontiniidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1934. A new notoungulate from the early Tertiary of Patagonia. American Museum Novitates 735:1-3
Belongs to Scarrittia according to B. J. Shockey 2005
See also Ribeiro et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Scarrittia barranquensis, Scarrittia robusta
Type specimen: specimen not collected. Its type locality is Crater Lake Beds - Scarritt Pocket, which is in a Chattian crater lake conglomerate/sandstone in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Deseadan of Argentina (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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