Paranauchenia is an extinct genus of South American litopterns belonging to the familyMacraucheniidae. It is known only from fossil finds in Argentina. It possessed three toes and long limbs. The species Paranauchenia denticulata lived in the Miocene epoch in Argentina.[1] Fossils have been found in the Arroyo Chasicó and Ituzaingó Formations of Argentina.[2]
^Ameghino, F. 1904a. Nuevas especies de mamíferos Cretáceos y Terciarios de la República Argentina. Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina 16: 193-208; 17: 162-175, 182-192, 225-240, 241-291.
^Schmidt, Gabriela I.; Ferrero, Brenda S. (September 2014). "Taxonomic Reinterpretation of Theosodon hystatus Cabrera and Kraglievich, 1931 (Litopterna, Macraucheniidae) and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Family". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (5): 1231–1238. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.837393. hdl:11336/18953.
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paranauchenia, extinct, genus, south, american, litopterns, belonging, family, macraucheniidae, known, only, from, fossil, finds, argentina, possessed, three, toes, long, limbs, species, denticulata, lived, miocene, epoch, argentina, fossils, have, been, found. Paranauchenia is an extinct genus of South American litopterns belonging to the family Macraucheniidae It is known only from fossil finds in Argentina It possessed three toes and long limbs The species Paranauchenia denticulata lived in the Miocene epoch in Argentina 1 Fossils have been found in the Arroyo Chasico and Ituzaingo Formations of Argentina 2 ParanaucheniaTemporal range Late Miocene Huayquerian 9 0 6 8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder LitopternaFamily MacraucheniidaeSubfamily MacraucheniinaeGenus ParanaucheniaAmeghino 1904Type species Paranauchenia denticulataAmeghino 1904Classification editCladogram based in the phylogenetic analysis published by Schmidt et al 2014 showing the position of Paranauchenia 3 ProadiantusTricoelodusPolymorphisPternoconiusConiopterniumCramaucheniaTheosodonMacraucheniinae ScalabrinitheriumOxyodontheriumHuayquerianaParanauchenia denticulataParanauchenia hystatusCulliniaPromacraucheniaWindhauseniaXenorhinotheriumMacraucheniopsisMacraucheniaReferences edit Ameghino F 1904a Nuevas especies de mamiferos Cretaceos y Terciarios de la Republica Argentina Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 16 193 208 17 162 175 182 192 225 240 241 291 Paranauchenia at Fossilworks org Schmidt Gabriela I Ferrero Brenda S September 2014 Taxonomic Reinterpretation of Theosodon hystatus Cabrera and Kraglievich 1931 Litopterna Macraucheniidae and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Family Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 5 1231 1238 doi 10 1080 02724634 2014 837393 hdl 11336 18953 nbsp This prehistoric mammal related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paranauchenia amp oldid 1171104226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
