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Prolagostomus Ameghino 1887

Description

Prolagostomus Ameghino, 1887a

TYPE SPECIES: Prolagostomus pusillus Ameghino, 1887a.

INCLUDED SPECIES: The type species, Pro. obliquidens Scott, 1905, Pro. rosendoi Vucetich, 1984, and Prolagostomus sp. nov.?, Kramarz, 2002.

AGE AND DISTRIBUTION: Pinturas Formation, Santacrucian (“ Pinturan ”) SALMA, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina; Cerro Boleadoras Formation, Santacrucian SALMA, Neuquén Province, Argentina; Galera Formation, Santacrucian SALMA, Aysén Region, Chile; Santa Cruz Formation, Santacrucian SALMA, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina; Cura-Mallín Formation, Santacrucian? SALMA, Biobío Region, Chile; Collón Curá Formation, Colloncuran SALMA, Chubut, Neuquén, and Río Negro provinces, Argentina; Río Frías Formation, Colloncuran SALMA, Aysén Region, Chile, and Chubut Province, Argentina; unnamed formation (Quebrada Honda), Laventan SALMA, Tarija Department, Bolivia.

Notes

Published as part of McGrath, Andrew J., Chick, Jennifer, Croft, Darin A., Dodson, Holly E., Flynn, John J. & Wyss, André R., 2022, Cavioids, Chinchilloids, and Erethizontoids (Hystricognathi, Rodentia, Mammalia) of the Early Miocene Pampa Castillo Fauna, Chile, pp. 1-48 in American Museum Novitates 2022 (3984) on pages 21-22, DOI: 10.1206/3984.1, http://zenodo.org/record/20515116

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
SALMA , SPECIES
Scientific name authorship
Ameghino
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Chinchillidae
Genus
Prolagostomus
Taxon rank
genus
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Prolagostomus Ameghino, 1887 sec. McGrath, Chick, Croft, Dodson, Flynn & Wyss, 2022

References

  • Ameghino, F. 1887 a. Observaciones generales sobre el orden de mamiferos extinguidos sudamericanos llamados toxodontes (Toxodontia) y sinopsis de los generos y especies hasta ahora conocidos. Anales del Museo de La Plata Entrega es: 1-66.
  • Kramarz, A. G. 2002. Roedores chinchilloideos (Hystricognathi) de la Formacion Pinturas, Mioceno temporano-medio de la provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia 4: 167-180.