†Patagorhynchus Chimento et al. 2023 (monotreme)
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Full reference: N. R. Chimento, F. L. Agnolín, M. Manabe, T. Tsuihiji, T. H. Rich, P. Vickers-Rich, and F. E. Novas. 2023. First monotreme from the Late Cretaceous of South America. Communications Biology 6:146:1-6
Parent taxon: Monotremata according to N. R. Chimento et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Agathodonta, Cacodonta, Kollikodontidae, Kryoryctes, Ornithorhynchidae, Platypoda, Spondilocoelia, Steropodontidae, Stirtodon, Tachyglossa, Tachyglossidae, Teinolophidae
Subtaxa: Patagorhynchus pascuali
Type: Patagorhynchus pascuali
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at La Anita (Puma cave site) (Cretaceous of Argentina)
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