Mammalia - Polydolopimorphia - Argyrolagidae
Alternative combination: Microtragulus rusconii
Full reference: F. J. Goin, C. I. Montalvo, and G. Visconti. 2000. Los marsupiales (Mammalia) del Mioceno Superior de la Formacion Cerro Azul(Provincia de La Pampa, Argentina). Estudios Geol 56:101-126
Belongs to Argyrolagus according to D. A. García-López and M. J. Babot 2015
See also Abello and Candela 2020 and Goin et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Argyrolagus palmeri, Argyrolagus parodii, Argyrolagus scagliai
Type specimen: GHUNLPam 2196, a mandible (right mandible fragment). Its type locality is Bajo Giuliani, which is in a Huayquerian loess siltstone in the Cerro Azul Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: saltatorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (2 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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