Chacomylus

Chacomylus
Chacomylus
Temporal range: Early Paleocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Condylartha
Family: Hyopsodontidae
Genus: Chacomylus
Williamson & Weil, 2010
Species
  • C. sladei Williamson & Weil, 2010 (type)

Chacomylus is an extinct genus of hyopsodontid condylarth which existed in the Nacimiento Formation, USA during the early Paleocene period (Puercan age).[1] It was first named by Thomas E. Williamson and Anne Weil in 2010 and the type species is Chacomylus sladei.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Williamson, T.E.; and Weil, A. (2010). "A new early Paleocene (Puercan) hyopsodontid "condylarth" from New Mexico". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica in press. doi:10.4202/app.2009.0147. http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app55/app20090147_acc.pdf. 


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