†Arctodictis munizi Mercerat 1891 (metatherian)
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Mammalia - Sparassodonta - Borhyaenidae
Belongs to Arctodictis according to A. Forasiepi et al. 2004
Sister taxon: Arctodictis sinclairi
Type specimen: MLP 11-85, a mandible (left mandibular fragment with canine and p1-m4, and part of right ramus with roots of canine and p1-2 and a near-complete p3). Its type locality is Monte León, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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