Angelocabrerus
Extinct genus of borhyaenid sparassodont
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Angelocabrerus is an extinct monotypic genus of borhyaenid sparassodont that lived in South America during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.[1][2]
| Angelocabrerus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Sparassodonta |
| Family: | †Borhyaenidae |
| Genus: | †Angelocabrerus |
| Species: | †A. daptes |
| Binomial name | |
| †Angelocabrerus daptes Simpson, 1970 | |
Etymology
The generic name Angelocabrerus honours the zoologist and palaeontologist Angel Cabrera for his contributions to borhyaenid palaeobiology. The specific epithet of the type species, Angelocabrerus daptes, means gnawer or eater in Greek, in reference to the carnivory and possible osteophagy that the species would have engaged in.[3]
Distribution
A. daptes is known from Bartonian aged deposits in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.[1][2]
Palaeobiology
A. daptes was a carnivore, and it may have been osteophagous as well.[3]
