Mammalia - Polydolopimorphia - Polydolopidae
Alternative combination: Polydolops kamektsen
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. Descriptions of the oldest known South American mammals, from the Rio Chico Formation. American Museum Novitates 793:1-25
Belongs to Pliodolops according to L. Chornogubsky 2020
See also Marshall 1982, Simpson 1935 and Simpson 1948
Sister taxa: Polydolops clavulus, Polydolops crassus, Polydolops serra, Polydolops tetragonus, Polydolops thomasi, Polydolops unicus, Pliodolops rothi, Pliodolops winecage, Pliodolops primulus
Type specimen: AMNH. 28525, a mandible (part of right lower jaw with M3). Its type locality is Cañadón Hondo, Kibenikhoria Faunal Zone, which is in a Riochican alluvial fan sandstone in the Las Flores Formation of Argentina.
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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