Chacopterygus

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Chacopterygus
Temporal range: Early Paleocene, 64  Ma
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Chacopterygus

Williamson, Weil & Standhardt, 2011
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  • C. minutus Williamson, Weil & Standhardt, 2011 (type)

Chacopterygus is an extinct genus of cimolestid mammal which existed in New Mexico, during the early Paleocene (middle Puercan age). Its fossils have been recovered from the Nacimiento Formation, San Juan Basin, New Mexico. It was first named by Thomas E. Williamson, Anne Weil and Barbara Standhardt in 2011 and the type species is Chacopterygus minutus. [1]

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References

  1. Thomas E. Williamson, Anne Weil and Barbara Standhardt (2011). "Cimolestids (Mammalia) from the early Paleocene (Puercan) of New Mexico". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (1): 162–180. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.539649. S2CID   83935653.