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Genus: | †Hondalagus Marshall & Villarroel 1988
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†Hondalagus altiplanensis Marshall & Villarroel 1988
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Hondalagus is an extinct genus of marsupial mammals that lived during the Middle Miocene epoch ( Laventan) in South America. Their fossils were found in the Honda Group at Quebrada Honda, in southern Bolivia. [1] Hondalagus represents the smallest and most specialized member of the extinct family Argyrolagidae. [2]
Hondalagus | |
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Genus: | †Hondalagus Marshall & Villarroel 1988
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†Hondalagus altiplanensis Marshall & Villarroel 1988
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Hondalagus is an extinct genus of marsupial mammals that lived during the Middle Miocene epoch ( Laventan) in South America. Their fossils were found in the Honda Group at Quebrada Honda, in southern Bolivia. [1] Hondalagus represents the smallest and most specialized member of the extinct family Argyrolagidae. [2]