Biology:Antarctodon sobrali
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| Genus: | †Antarctodon
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| Species: | †A. sobrali
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Antarctodon sobrali is an extinct species belonging to the group of South American Meridiungulata.[1][2] It has been found only on Seymor Island in the Antarctic Peninsular and is believed to have lived during the early Eocene in West Antarctica. [3]
The species is only known from its teeth. The teeth found shows a resemblance to Trigonostylops.[3]
References
- ↑ "Antarctodon sobrali Bond & al., 2011". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. https://www.gbif.org/species/121528910.
- ↑ Gelfo, Javier Nicolás; López, Guillermo M.; Santillana, Sergio N. (October 2017). "Eocene ungulate mammals from West Antarctica: Implications from their fossil record and a new species". Buenos Aires, Argentina: National Scientific and Technical Research Council, National Scientific and Technical Research Council. doi:10.1017/S0954102017000244. http://ri.conicet.gov.ar/handle/11336/56552.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Macphee, Ross (June 2011). "A New Astrapothere (Mammalia, Meridiungulata) from La Meseta Formation, Seymour (Marambio) Island, and a Reassessment of Previous Records of Antarctic Astrapotheres". American Museum Novitates June 2011. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263858408_A_New_Astrapothere_Mammalia_Meridiungulata_from_La_Meseta_Formation_Seymour_Marambio_Island_and_a_Reassessment_of_Previous_Records_of_Antarctic_Astrapotheres.
Wikidata ☰ Q21237977 entry
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