New Metatherian Mammal from the Early Eocene of Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Mammalian Evolution
• Main Authors: Goin, Francisco Javier, Vieytes, Emma Carolina, Gelfo, Javier Nicolás, Chornogubsky Clerici, Laura, Zimicz, Ana Natalia, Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ENAMEL MICROSTRUCTURE; LA MESETA FORMATION; LATE YPRESIAN; PALEOBIOLOGY; POLYDOLOPIMORPHIA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; Marambio; Vieytes; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/82643

A new Paleogene metatherian from locality IAA 1/90, Marambio (Seymour) Island in the Antarctic Peninsula is described. Pujatodon ektopos, gen. et sp. nov., is recognized on the basis of a tiny lower left molar recovered from early Eocene (late Ypresian) levels of the Cucullaea I Allomember, La Meset...