Mammalia - Notoungulata - Archaeohyracidae
Full reference: M. A. Reguero, D. A. Croft, J. J. Flynn and A. R. Wyss. 2003. Small archaeohyracids from Chubut Province, Argentina and central Chile: implications for trans-Andean temporal correlation. Fieldiana: Geology (New Series) 48:1-17
Belongs to Protarchaeohyrax according to M. A. Reguero et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Protarchaeohyrax gracilis, Protarchaeohyrax intermedium
Type specimen: MLP 52-XI-4-168a, right maxillary fragment bearing P4-M2 (possibly P3-M1), a maxilla. Its type locality is Cañadón Blanco, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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