†Australogale leptognathus Engelman et al. 2020 (metatherian)
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Full reference: R. K. Engelman, F. Anaya, and D. A. Croft. 2020. Australogale leptognathus, gen. et sp. nov., a second species of small sparassodont (Mammalia: Metatheria) from the middle Miocene locality of Quebrada Honda, Bolivia. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 27:37-54
Belongs to Australogale according to R. K. Engelman et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UATF-V-001900, a mandible (right dentary with p2-m3). Its type locality is Quebrada Honda, which is in a Laventan fluvial claystone/siliciclastic in Bolivia.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: found only at Quebrada Honda
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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