''Asfaltomylos'' is an extinct genus of the primitive mammal subclass
Australosphenida
The Australosphenida are a clade of mammals, containing mammals with tribosphenic molars, known from the Jurassic to Mid-Cretaceous of Gondwana. They are thought to have acquired their tribosphenic molars independently from those of Tribosphenida ...
from the
Jurassic
The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The J ...
of
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. The
type and only species is ''Asfaltomylos patagonicus'', recovered from and named after the
Cañadón Asfalto Formation
The Cañadón Asfalto Formation is a Lower Jurassic to Late Jurassic geologic formation, from the Jurassic period of the Mesozoic Era. Its age is controversial, uranium-lead dating of the volcanic tuff beds having given various different ages. A ...
,
Cañadón Asfalto Basin
The Cañadón Asfalto Basin ( es, Cuenca de Cañadón Asfalto) is an irregularly shaped sedimentary basin located in north-central Patagonia, Argentina. The basin stretches from and partly covers the North Patagonian Massif in the north, a high for ...
of
Chubut Province
Chubut ( es, Provincia del Chubut, ; cy, Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes ra ...
,
Patagonia
Patagonia () refers to a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and gl ...
.
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See also
* ''Argentoconodon
''Argentoconodon'' (meaning "Argentina cone tooth") is an extinct genus of theriimorph mammal from the Cañadón Asfalto Formation of the Cañadón Asfalto Basin in Patagonia. When originally described, it was known only from a single molarifo ...
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* ''Condorodon
''Condorodon'' is a genus of extinct mammals from the Lower Jurassic Cañadón Asfalto Formation of the Cañadón Asfalto Basin in Patagonia, Argentina. The type species is ''C. spanios'', described by Gaetano and Rougier in 2012.
Classificati ...
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* ''Henosferus
''Henosferus'' is an extinct genus of australosphenidan mammal from Lower Jurassic of Argentina. The only recorded species, ''Henosferus molus'', was found in the Cañadón Asfalto Formation of the Cañadón Asfalto Basin in Chubut Province
Ch ...
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References
Further reading
* G. W. Rougier, A. G. Martinelli, A. M. Forasiepi and M. J. Novacek. 2007. "New Jurassic Mammals from Patagonia, Argentina: A Reappraisal of Australosphenidan Morphology and Interrelationships". ''American Museum Novitates'' (3566) 1-54
* Martin, T. & Rauhut, O. W. M. 2005. "Mandible and dentition of ''Asfaltomylos patagonicus'' (Australosphenida, Mammalia) and the evolution of tribosphenic teeth". ''Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology'' 25 (2): 414–425.
* Rauhut, O. W. M., Martin, T., Ortiz-Jaureguizar, E. & Puerta, P. 2002. "A Jurassic mammal from South America". ''Nature'' 416: 165–168.
Australosphenida
Jurassic mammals of South America
Jurassic Argentina
Fossils of Argentina
Fossil taxa described in 2002
Prehistoric mammal genera
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