†Rosendolops primigenium Goin and Candela 1996 (metatherian)
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Mammalia - Polydolopimorphia - Rosendolopidae
Full reference: F. J. Goin and A. M. Candela. 1996. A new Early Eocene polydolopimorphian (Mammalia, Marsupialia) from Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(2):292-296
Belongs to Rosendolops according to F. J. Goin and A. M. Candela 1996
Sister taxon: Rosendolops ebaios
Type specimen: MLP 77-VI-14-3, a tooth (?M2 without roots). Its type locality is Barranca south of Lago Colhue-Huapi, Gran Barranca, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial claystone in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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