Mammalia - Microbiotheria - Microbiotheriidae
Full reference: F. J. Goin, M. F. Tejedor, M. A. Abello and G. M. Martin. 2010. Un nuevo microbiotérido (Mammalia, Marsupialia, Microbiotheria) de la Formación Pinturas (Mioceno temprano) de la provincia de Santa Cruz. Ameghiniana 47(1):117-122
Belongs to Pachybiotherium according to F. J. Goin et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Pachybiotherium acclinum, Pachybiotherium minor
Type specimen: MPM-PV 1805, a mandible (right mandibular fragment with m1-2 alveoli and complete m3-4). Its type locality is Portezuelo Sumich Sur, Pinturas Fm., Lago Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, which is in a Burdigalian terrestrial horizon in the Pinturas Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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