Mammalia - Polydolopimorphia - Polydolopidae
Alternative combination: Polydolops rothi
Belongs to Pliodolops according to L. Chornogubsky 2020
See also Marshall 1982 and Simpson 1948
Sister taxa: Polydolops clavulus, Polydolops crassus, Polydolops serra, Polydolops tetragonus, Polydolops thomasi, Polydolops unicus, Pliodolops primulus, Pliodolops kamektsen, Pliodolops winecage
Type specimen: MLP 11-122, a mandible (partial left mandibular ramus with alveoli of P2 and P3-M2 complete). Its type locality is Pan de Azucar, Gaiman, which is in an Eocene/Eocene terrestrial sandstone in Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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