Angelocabrerus
| Angelocabrerus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Sparassodonta |
| Family: | †Borhyaenidae |
| Genus: | †Angelocabrerus |
| Species: | †A. daptes |
| Binomial name | |
| †Angelocabrerus daptes Simpson, 1970 | |
Angelocabrerus is an extinct monotypic genus of borhyaenid sparassodont that lived in South America during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The generic name Angelocabrerus honours the zoologist and palaeontologist Angel Cabrera for his contributions to borhyaenid palaeobiology. The specific epithet of the type species, Angelocabrerus daptes, means gnawer or eater in Greek, in reference to the carnivory and possible osteophagy that the species would have engaged in.[3]
Distribution
[edit]A. daptes is known from Bartonian aged deposits in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.[1][2]
Palaeobiology
[edit]A. daptes was a carnivore, and it may have been osteophagous as well.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Angelocabrerus daptes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Angelocabrerus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- 1 2 Simpson, George Gaylord. "Mammals from the early Cenozoic of Chubut, Argentina". Breviora. 360: 1–13. Retrieved 3 May 2026 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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