Eotypotherium

Extinct genus of mammals

Eotypotherium
Temporal range: Early Miocene
~22.5–17 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Notoungulata
Family: Mesotheriidae
Genus: Eotypotherium
Croft, Flynn & Wyss, 2004
Species:
E. chico
Binomial name
Eotypotherium chico
Croft, Flynn & Wyss, 2004

Eotypotherium is an extinct genus of mammal, belonging to the suborder Typotheria. It lived during the Early Miocene. Its fossilized remains were discovered in the Chucal Formation, in the Chilean altiplano, near the Salar de Surire, in South America.[1]

Etymology

The name Eotypotherium is composed of the greek prefix "Eo-", meaning "dawn", and of the suffix "-typotherium", an invalid name for the genus Mesotherium, which gave its name to the suborder Typotheria. This name was given due to the relative antiquity of this taxon compared to other Mesotheriidae.[1]

Description

The genus is known from various remains of small-sized skulls, with the notable absence of a well-developed zygomatic plate. The first upper incisor presents a groove in its lingual part.[1]

Holotype

The holotype, SGOPV 5157, held by the Chilean National Museum of Natural History in Santiago de Chile, includes the right half of a face, with the maxilla and the right zygomatic arch.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Croft, Darin A.; Flynn, John J.; Wyss, André R. (2004). "Notoungulata and Litopterna of the Early Miocene Chucal Fauna, Northern Chile" (PDF). Fieldiana Geology. 2004 (50): 1–52. doi:10.3158/0096-2651(2004)50[1:NALOTE]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0096-2651. S2CID 53986638.
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Taxon identifiers
Eotypotherium