Edvardotrouessartia
Extinct genus of mammals
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Edvardotrouessartia is an extinct genus of South American placental mammal that lived during the Middle Eocene of Patagonia. It belonged to the family Notostylopidae, and the order Notoungulata. It is among the many genera of South American ungulates that populated America during much of the Cenozoic, without leaving any modern descendants.[1]
| Edvardotrouessartia Temporal range: Middle Eocene ~ | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | †Notoungulata |
| Family: | †Notostylopidae |
| Genus: | †Edvardotrouessartia Ameghino 1901 |
| Type species | |
| †Edvardotrouessartia sola Ameghino, 1901 | |
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Etymology
Edvardotrouessartia was named to honor the French zoologist Édouard Louis Trouessart.[citation needed]
Characteristics
Edvardotrouessartia is the largest known member of the family Notostylopidae.[2]
