Vincelestes neuquenianus Bonaparte 1986 (mammal)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Vincelestidae

Full reference: J. F. Bonaparte. 1986. Sobre Mesungulatum houusayi y nuevos mamíferos Cretácicos de Patagonia, Argentina [On Mesungulatum houssayi and new Cretaceous mammals from Patagonia, Argentina]. Actas del IV Congreso Argentino de Paleontología y Biostratigrafía 2:48-61

Belongs to Vincelestes according to J. F. Bonaparte 1986

See also Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MACN-N 01, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is La Amarga (mammal site), which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the La Amarga Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution: found only at La Amarga (mammal site)

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