Alcidedorbignya

Alcidedorbignya is an extinct pantodont mammal known from the Early Paleocene (Tiupampan SALMA, 65.5 to 61.7 million years ago) Santa Lucia Formation (18.0°S 65.6°W / -18.0; -65.6, paleocoordinates 20.7°S 52.5°W / -20.7; -52.5) at Tiupampa near Mizque, Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Alcidedorbignya
Temporal range: Early Paleocene (Tiupampan)
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Pantodonta
Genus: †Alcidedorbignya
de Muizon and Marshall 1987
Species:
†A. inopinata
Binomial name
†Alcidedorbignya inopinata
de Muizon and Marshall 1987

Following a naming convention established by pioneering Argentine palaeontologist Florentino Ameghino (i.e. combining the first name and surname of a prominent scientist), the genus name honours French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny.

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