Notiomastodon platensis (Ameghino, 1888)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Stegomastodon platensis Ameghino, 1888; Niomastodon platensis (Ameghino, 1888)
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Early Holocene (Mothé et al., 2017)
Distribution
"South America (from lowlands to highlands and from east to west coasts)" (Mothé et al. 2017)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Ameghino F., 1888, Rápidas diagnosis de algunos mamíferos fósiles nuevos de la República Argentina: Buenos Aires, Editorial Coni, 17 pp.
Other references:
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