The first occurrence of a toxodont (Mammalia, Notoungulata) in the United States

2013/01/01 by Ernest L. Lundelius, Vaughn Bryant, Rolfe D. Mandel +2 · 7 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

paper · doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.711405

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Abstract

Toxodonts were a group of large-sized notoungulates of South American origin. They were diverse and widespread in South America in deposits ranging in age from late Oligocene to late Pleistocene. S...

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