''Mendozahippus'' is an
extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
genus of
notohippid notoungulate which existed in
Mendoza,
Argentina, during the late Oligocene.
Fossils are known from the site of
Quebrada Fiera
The Agua de la Piedra Formation (FAP, Spanish names include ''Estratos de Agua de la Piedra'' and ''Complejo Volcano-sedimentario del Terciario inferior'')Combina et al., 1994, p.418 is a Late Oligocene (Deseadan in the SALMA classification) geol ...
of the
Agua de la Piedra Formation
The Agua de la Piedra Formation (FAP, Spanish names include ''Estratos de Agua de la Piedra'' and ''Complejo Volcano-sedimentario del Terciario inferior'')Combina et al., 1994, p.418 is a Late Oligocene (Deseadan in the SALMA classification) geol ...
and includes a complete
skull and two associated
metatarsals, two
maxillary fragments and five isolated upper teeth. It was first named by Esperanza Cerdeño and Bárbara Vera in
2010
File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
and the type species is ''Mendozahippus fierensis''.
References
Toxodonts
Oligocene mammals of South America
Deseadan
Paleogene Argentina
Fossils of Argentina
Fossil taxa described in 2010
Prehistoric placental genera
{{paleo-mammal-stub