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]
Oldfieldthomasiidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Notoungulata |
Suborder: | †Typotheria |
Family: | †Oldfieldthomasiidae Simpson, 1945 |
Genera | |
†Allalmeia | |
Synonyms | |
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Etymology edit
The family is named after British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.
Fossils edit
Fossils of the family Oldfieldthomasiidae have been found in southern South America, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile.[2]
References edit
- ^ 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