Oldfieldthomasiidae
Oldfieldthomasiidae Temporal range: Late Paleocene-Late Eocene ~58.7–33.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Notoungulata |
Suborder: | †Typotheria |
Family: | †Oldfieldthomasiidae Simpson, 1945 |
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†Allalmeia | |
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Oldfieldthomasiidae is an extinct family of notoungulate mammals known from the Late Paleocene to Late Eocene of South America.[1] The family was classified by George Gaylord Simpson in 1945 and a synonym is Acoelodidae, defined by Florentino Ameghino in 1901.[2]
Etymology
The family is named after British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.
Fossils
Fossils of the family Oldfieldthomasiidae have been found in southern South America, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile.[2]
References
- ^ McKenna, Malcolm C.; Bell, Susan K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York. pp. 1–631. ISBN 0-231-11013-8.
- ^ a b Oldfieldthomasiidae at Fossilworks.org
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Superorder: Laurasiatheria
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