oldfieldthomasiidae
{{short description|Extinct family of mammals}}
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| 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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- Acoelodidae {{small|Ameghino 1901}}
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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
References
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Category:Prehistoric mammal families
Category:Paleogene mammals of South America
Category:Paleocene first appearances
Category:Taxa named by George Gaylord Simpson
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