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Life restoration of P. patagonicus and Interatherium robustum | |
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†Prothylacinus
Ameghino 1891
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Prothylacinus patagonicus | |
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Prothylacinus is an extinct genus of South American metatherian, that lived during the Early Miocene. [1]
Fossils of Prothylacinus have been found in the Friasian Río Frias Formation of Chile and the Santacrucian Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina. [2]
Prothylacinus | |
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Life restoration of P. patagonicus and Interatherium robustum | |
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†Prothylacinus
Ameghino 1891
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Type species | |
Prothylacinus patagonicus | |
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Prothylacinus is an extinct genus of South American metatherian, that lived during the Early Miocene. [1]
Fossils of Prothylacinus have been found in the Friasian Río Frias Formation of Chile and the Santacrucian Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina. [2]