Notopolytheles joelis Gelfo et al. 2025 (multituberculate)

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Full reference: J. N. Gelfo, F. J. Goin, and N. A. Vega. 2025. First unambiguous evidence of Multituberculata from the Late Cretaceous of South America. Scientific Reports 15(1):1-9

Belongs to Notopolytheles according to J. N. Gelfo et al. 2025

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPEF-PV 12400, a set of teeth (an isolated left M1). Its type locality is Notopolytheles joelis type locality, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the La Colonia Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Notopolytheles joelis type locality

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