†Patagorhynchus pascuali Chimento et al. 2023 (monotreme)
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Full reference: N. R. Chimento, F. L. Agnolín, M. Manabe, T. Tsuihiji, T. H. Rich, P. Vickers-Rich, and F. E. Novas. 2023. First monotreme from the Late Cretaceous of South America. Communications Biology 6:146:1-6
Belongs to Patagorhynchus according to N. R. Chimento et al. 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MPM-PV-23087, a tooth (right lower m2 attached to a fragment of dentary). Its type locality is Monotreme site, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Chorrillo Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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