Suniodon catamarcensis López 1995 (notoungulate)

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Oldfieldthomasiidae

Full reference: G. M. López. 1995. Suniodon catamarcensis gen. et sp. nov. y otros Oldfieldthomasiidae (Notoungulata, Typotheria) del Eoceno de Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca, Argentina. Actas, VI Congreso Argentino de Paleontología y Bioestratigrafía, Trelew 167-172

Belongs to Suniodon according to G. M. López 1995

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MLP 93-VI-17, partial maxilla bearing P2-M2, a maxilla. Its type locality is Antofagasta de la Sierra, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial sandstone/conglomerate in the Geste Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Antofagasta de la Sierra

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