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Notopithecus
Extinct genus of notoungulates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Notopithecus is an extinct genus of Notoungulate, belonging to the suborder Typotheria. It lived from the Middle to the Late Eocene and its fossilized remains were discovered in South America.
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Skull of Notopithecus adapinus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Notoungulata |
Family: | †Interatheriidae |
Genus: | †Notopithecus Ameghino, 1887 |
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†Notopithecus adapinus Ameghino, 1887 | |
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