Patagorhynchus

Patagorhynchus pascuali

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ornithorhynchoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Prototheria Ordo: Monotremata Superfamilia: Ornithorhynchoidea

Familia: ?Ornithorhynchidae
Genus: †Patagorhynchus
Species: †P. pascuali

Name

Patagorhynchus Chimento, Agnolín, Manabe, Tsuihiji, Rich, Vickers-Rich & Novas, 2023

Type species: Patagorhynchus pascuali Chimento, Agnolín, Manabe, Tsuihiji, Rich, Vickers-Rich & Novas, 2023, by original designation and by monotypy

References

Primary references

• Chimento, N.R., Agnolín, F.L., Manabe, M., Tsuihiji, T., Rich, T.H., Vickers-Rich, P. & Novas, F.E. 2023. First monotreme from the Late Cretaceous of South America. Communications Biology 6(146). DOI: 10.1038/S42003-023-04498-7 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Flannery, T.F., McCurry, M.R., Rich, T.H., Vickers-Rich, P., Smith, E.T. & Helgen, K.M. 2024. A diverse assemblage of monotremes (Monotremata) from the Cenomanian Lightning Ridge fauna of New South Wales, Australia. Alcheringa. DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2024.2348753 Reference page. 

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