Periphragnis palmeri Roth 1904

Mammalia - Notoungulata

Alternative combination: Calodontotherium palmeri

Synonym: Periphragnis cristatus Roth 1904

Full reference: S. Roth. 1904. Noticias preliminares sobre nuevos mamíferos fósiles del Cretáceo superior y Terciario inferior de la Patagonia. Revista del Museo de la Plata 11:135-158

Belongs to Periphragnis according to G. G. Simpson 1967

See also Solórzano and Núñez-Flores 2021

Sister taxa: Periphragnis circunflexus, Periphragnis exauctus, Periphragnis harmeri, Periphragnis vicentei

Type specimens:

  • Periphragnis palmeri: MLP 12-1737, a maxilla (fragment of right maxilla with M1-2 and alveoli of P3-4). Its type locality is Lago Musters, which is in a Mustersan terrestrial horizon in Argentina.
  • Periphragnis cristatus: Its type locality is Lago Musters, which is in a Mustersan terrestrial horizon in Argentina.

Distribution:

• Eocene of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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