Carodnia karuen Gelfo et al. 2024 (placental)

Mammalia - Xenungulata - Carodniidae

Full reference: J. N. Gelfo, G. M. López, and M. Bond. 2024. New insights on the anatomy, paleobiology, and biostratigraphy of Xenungulata (Mammalia) from the Paleogene of South America. Palaeontologia Electronica 27(2):a30

Belongs to Carodnia according to J. N. Gelfo et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Carodnia feruglioi, Carodnia inexpectans, Carodnia vieirai

Type specimen: MLP-PV 90-II-12-121, a mandible. Its type locality is Cerro Redondo, c. 37 m above the "Banco Verde" , which is in a Danian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Peñas Coloradas Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Cerro Redondo, c. 37 m above the "Banco Verde"

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