oldfieldthomasiidae

{{short description|Extinct family of mammals}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = Late Paleocene-Late Eocene
~{{Fossil range|58.7|33.9}}

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| taxon = Oldfieldthomasiidae

| authority = Simpson, 1945

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

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Allalmeia

Brachystephanus

Camargomendesia

Colbertia

Dolichostylodon

Itaboraitherium

Kibenikhoria

Maxschlosseria

Oldfieldthomasia

Paginula

Suniodon

Tsamnichoria

Ultrapithecus

Xenostephanus

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Oldfieldthomasiidae is an extinct family of notoungulate mammals known from the Late Paleocene to Late Eocene of South America.{{cite book |last=McKenna |first=Malcolm C. |last2=Bell |first2=Susan K. |year=1997 |title=Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level |publisher=Columbia University Press, New York |pages=1–631 |isbn=0-231-11013-8}} The family was classified by George Gaylord Simpson in 1945 and a synonym is Acoelodidae, defined by Florentino Ameghino in 1901.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=43341 Oldfieldthomasiidae] at Fossilworks.org

Etymology

The family is named after British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.

Fossils

Fossils of the family Oldfieldthomasiidae have been found in southern South America, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile.

References