Simpsonotus
Sign in to saveSimpsonotus is an extinct genus of notoungulate mammals in the family Henricosborniidae from the Middle to Late Paleocene of South America. Fossils of the genus have been found in the Mealla Formation, a fluvial and lacustrine sedimentary unit of the Salta Basin in northwestern Argentina. The genus name honors paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson.
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- Parent taxon
- Henricosborniidae
- Named after
- Gaylord Simpson
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- taxon name
- Simpsonotus
- taxon rank
- genus
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