Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae
Full reference: D. Hontecillas, L. H. Soibelzon, C. I. Montalvo and R. A. Bonini. 2023. Cyonasua zettii sp. nov. (Procyonidae, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Central Argentina and a review of the fossil record of Cerro Azul Formation. Historical Biology
Belongs to Cyonasua according to D. Hontecillas et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Cyonasua argentina, Cyonasua brevirostris, Cyonasua clausa, Cyonasua groeberi, Cyonasua longirostris, Cyonasua lutaria, Cyonasua meranii, Cyonasua pascuali, Cyonasua robusta
Type specimen: MACN-Pv 6229, a partial skull (Rostral portion of skull). Its type locality is Estación Boeuf, which is in a Huayquerian floodplain siltstone/sandstone in the Cerro Azul Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial frugivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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