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Magnatyrannus/Phoradiadius
Temporal range: Middle-Late Eocene (Mustersan-Divisaderan)
~42.8–36 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Litopterna
Family: Sparnotheriodontidae
Genus: Phoradiadius
Simpson et al. 1962
Species:
P. divortiensis
Binomial name
Phoradiadius divortiensis
Simpson et al. 1962

Phoradiadius is an extinct genus of sparnotheriodontid litoptern that lived from the Middle Eocene to Late Eocene in what is now Argentina. Fossils of this genus have been found in the Divisadero Largo Formation of Argentina. The genus name is an anagram of Diadiaphorus, a proterotheriid, which it was originally classified as.[1]

Etymology[edit]

The genus name, Phoradiadius, is an anagram of the proterotheriid genus Diadiaphorus. The specific name, divortiensis, is derived from divortium, meaning "separation" or "divorce", for Divisadero Largo.[1]

Description[edit]

Phoradiadius was a medium-sized sparnotheriodontid, smaller than Notiolofos and Sparnotheriodon.

Taxonomy[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Simpson, George Gaylord; Minoprio, José Luis; Patterson, Bryan (1962). "The mammalian fauna of the Divisadero Largo Formation, Mendoza, Argentina". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 127 (4): 239–293.


Category:Sparnotheriodontids Category:Prehistoric placental genera Category:Eocene mammals of South America Category:Paleogene Argentina Category:Fossils of Argentina Category:Divisaderan Category:Mustersan Category:Fossil taxa described in 1962 Category:Taxa named by George Gaylord Simpson