Patagosmilus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sparassodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Ordo: †Sparassodonta

Familia: †Thylacosmilidae
Genus: †Patagosmilus
Species: †P. goini

Name

Patagosmilus Forasiepi & Carlini, 2010: 58

Type species: Patagosmilus goini Forasiepi & Carlini, 2010, by original designation [and monotypy]

Etymology: "Patago ... Patagonia ...; smilus, related to the carving knife appearance of the upper canine" [Forasiepi & Carlini, 2010: 58]

References

Primary references

• Forasiepi, A.M. & Carlini, A.A. 2010. A new thylacosmilid (Mammalia, Metatheria, Sparassodonta) from the Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Zootaxa 2552: 55–68. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196838 Academia.edu Reference page.