Mammalia - Notoungulata - Archaeopithecidae
LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:B49B546E-3AED-4E98-8369-1B4FB908537F
Derivation of name. Terato-, from the genitive of the ancient Greek word , which means 'monster', in reference to the strange configuration of the ectoloph of the premolars and in memorial of G. G. Simpsons assessment of this peculiar structure as a teratological feature. Pithecus, in ancient Greek , which means ape and has been the common suffix used for Archaeopithecidae.
Full reference: G. M. López, J. N. Gelfo, N. Bauzá, M. Bond, and M. F. Tejedor. 2020. Biochron and diversity of Archaeopithecidae (Mammalia, Notoungulata) and a new genus and species from the Eocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Ameghiniana 57(2):103-116
Parent taxon: Archaeopithecidae according to G. M. López et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Acropithecus, Archaeopithecus
Subtaxa: Teratopithecus elpidophoros
Type: Teratopithecus elpidophoros
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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