Archaeopithecidae
| Archaeopithecidae Temporal range: early Eocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Notoungulata |
| Suborder: | †Typotheria |
| Family: | †Archaeopithecidae Ameghino, 1897 |
| Genera | |
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†Acropithecus †Archaeopithecus | |
Archaeopithecidae is an extinct family comprising two genera of notoungulate mammals, Acropithecus and Archaeopithecus, both known from the early Eocene of South America (McKenna and Bell, 1997).
References
- McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. ISBN 0-231-11013-8
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