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Albertogaudrya

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Albertogaudrya
Temporal range: Mid-Late Eocene (Casamayoran-Divisaderan)
~48.6–37.2 Ma
Albertogaudrya unica
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Albertogaudrya[1]
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Albertogaudrya is an extinct genus of astrapotherian mammal that lived in present-day Patagonia and Salta, Argentina (25°48′S 65°24′W / 25.8°S 65.4°W / -25.8; -65.4, paleocoordinates 28°12′S 55°54′W / 28.2°S 55.9°W / -28.2; -55.9) during the Eocene (Casamayoran SALMA) 48.6 to 37.2 million years ago.[4][5][6] Fossils of Albertogaudrya have been found in the Lumbrera and Sarmiento Formations.[4] It is named after French palaeontologist Albert Gaudry.

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A. carahuasensis differs from A. unica in having smaller premolars, with m1 having longer talonid and wider trigonid, p3-m1 with shallower external sulci and lacking cingulae, and less curved hypolophid.[3] A. carahuasensis is known from a fragmentary mandible.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Albertogaudrya in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ^ Albertogaudrya unica in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b Albertogaudrya carahuasensis in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b Albertogaudrya at Fossilworks.org
  5. ^ "Pampa Grande, Salta, Argentina (Eocene of Argentina)". Paleobiology Database. September 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  6. ^ a b Carbajal et al. 1977

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