Polymorphis Roth 1899 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae

Synonym: Megacrodon Roth 1899

Full reference: S. Roth. 1899. Aviso preliminar sobre mamíferos mesozóicos encontrados en Patagonia [Preliminary notice on Mesozoic mammals found in Patagonia]. Revista del Museo de La Plata 9:381-388

Parent taxon: Cramaucheniinae according to G. I. Schmidt and B. S. Ferrero 2014

See also Carroll 1988, Cifelli 1983, Gelfo 2010, Roth 1899 and Simpson 1948

Sister taxa: Coniopternium, Cramauchenia, Pternoconius, Theosodon, Theosodontinae

Subtaxa: Polymorphis alius Polymorphis lechei Polymorphis planus

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Type: Polymorphis lechei

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Argentina (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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