Prothylacinus Explained

Prothylacinus is an extinct genus of South American metatherian, that lived during the Early Miocene.[1]

Distribution

Fossils of Prothylacinus have been found in the Friasian Río Frias Formation of Chile and the Santacrucian Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Argot . C. . Functional adaptations of the postcranial skeleton of two Miocene borhyaenoids (Mammalia, Metatheria), Borhyaena and Prothylacinus, from South America . 10.1046/j.0031-0239.2003.00339.x . Palaeontology . 46 . 6 . 1213–1267 . 2003 . free . 2003Palgy..46.1213A .
  2. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=40035 Prothylacinus

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