Full reference: A. N. Zimicz, M. Fernández, M. Bond, L. Chornogubsky, M. Arnal, M. Cárdenas, and J. C. Fernicola. 2020. Archaeogaia macachaae gen. et sp. nov., one of the oldest Notoungulata Roth, 1903 from the early-middle Paleocene Mealla Formation (Central Andes, Argentina) with insights into the Paleocene-Eocene south American biochronology. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 102772
Parent taxon: Notoungulata according to A. N. Zimicz et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Acoelodus, Albertogaudryidae, Allalmeia, Archaeopithecidae, Archaeoplus, Archaeotypotherium transitum, Brandmayria, Carolodarwinia, Carolodarwinia pyramidentata, Claenodon patagonicus, Degonia sympathica, Edvardocopeia, Edvardocopeia sinuosa, Entelonychia, Epitypotherium cancellatum, Eudiastatus, Eurystephanodon, Hegetotheria, Henricosborniidae, Heterolophodon, Homalodotheria, Isotypotherium, Lophiodonticulus, Lophiodonticulus patagonicus, Lophiodonticulus retroversus, Notioprogonia, Notopithecidae, Notopithecus summus, Notostylopidae, Oldfieldthomasiidae, Orthogenium ameghinoi, Ortholophodon, Pleurystylops, Pleurystylops glebosus, Procolpodon, Procolpodon foratus, Pyramidon, Pyramidon klaatschi, Tonostylops, Tonostylops spissus, Toxodontia, Trimerostephanos ultimus, Typotheria, Typotheroidea, Ultrapithecus robustus
Subtaxa: Archaeogaia macachaae
Type: Archaeogaia macachaae
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Tonco Valley (Paleocene to Paleocene of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.