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Patagorhynchus
Taxonomy
Patagorhynchus was named by Chimento et al. (2023). Its type is Patagorhynchus pascuali.
It was assigned to Monotremata by Chimento et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Monotremata by Chimento et al. (2023).
Species
P. pascuali (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Patagorhynchus Chimento et al. |
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G. †Patagorhynchus Chimento et al. 2023
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†Patagorhynchus pascuali Chimento et al. 2023
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| N. R. Chimento et al. 2023 | Patagorhynchus differs from basal monotremaformes (including Steropodon) in having a dilambdodont crown morphology and a labial cingulid;12 dilambdodont disposition of cusps and crests on molar crown is shared with Teinolophos and ornithorhynchids; Patagorhynchus and ornithorhynchids differ from the basal monotremaformes Teinolophos in having notably low and mesiodistally expanded teeth with the anterior lobe (equivalent to trigonid) positioned lower than the posterior one (equivalent to talonid), in having talonid composed of two (rather
than one) transverse lophids, and lacking a labial cingulid. The anterior cingulid of Patagorhynchus is wider than that in Teinolophos but narrower than that in Obdurodon. Patagorhynchus shares with the toothed monotremes Obdurodon and Monotrematum both lingual and buccal extremes of the V-shaped lobe (equivalent to trigonid) with one buccal and two lingual cusps, with the first being more elevated than the latter two, and a complete mid-valley. Patagorhynchus bears two roots on m2 (as also probably in Monotrematum) and differs from Obdurodon and Ornithorhynchus, in which more than 5 roots are present. The lobes of Patagorhynchus and Obdurodon show hypsodonty, in contrast with the much more brachyodont molariforms of Monotrematum. Patagorhynchus exhibits the following features that are lacking in other monotremes, and may be considered autapomorphic among monotremes: mid-valley labially diverges (i.e., the length of the labial edge of this valley represents two times its lingual length) and anterior cingulid labially narrow and does not reach the labial margin of the protoconid. |