Medistylus
Medistylus is an extinct genus of pachyrukhine hegetotheriid. It lived in Argentina during the Late Oligocene. Medistylus is known from its upper teeth and isolated skulls, however, its lower dentition is currently unknown. Its fossilized remains were found at the Cabeza Blanca and Las Cascadas localities of the Sarmiento Formation in Chubut Province of Argentina.
| Medistylus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Notoungulata |
| Family: | †Hegetotheriidae |
| Subfamily: | †Pachyrukhinae |
| Genus: | †Medistylus Ameghino 1903 |
| Type species | |
| †Medistylus dorsatus Ameghino, 1903 | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.