Oldfieldthomasiidae is an extinct family of notoungulate mammals known from the Late Paleocene to Late Eocene of South America.[1] The family was classified by George Gaylord Simpson in 1945 and a synonym is Acoelodidae, defined by Florentino Ameghino in 1901.[2]
Etymology
The family is named after British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.
Fossils
Fossils of the family Oldfieldthomasiidae have been found in southern South America, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile.[2]
References
- ^ McKenna, Malcolm C.; Bell, Susan K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York. pp. 1–631. ISBN 0-231-11013-8.
- ^ a b Oldfieldthomasiidae at Fossilworks.org
