†Antarctodolops mesetaense Chornogubsky et al. 2009 (metatherian)
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Mammalia - Polydolopimorphia - Polydolopidae
Full reference: L. Chornogubsky, F. J. Goin, and M. Reguero. 2009. A reassessment of Antarctic polydolopid marsupials (Middle Eocene, La Meseta Formation). Antarctic Science 21(3):285-297
Belongs to Antarctodolops according to L. Chornogubsky et al. 2009
Sister taxon: Antarctodolops dailyi
Type specimen: MLP 96-I-5-12, a mandible (right dentary with p3-m3). Its type locality is IAA 1/90, which is in a Ypresian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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