A New Species of Small-Bodied Sparassodont (Mammalia, Metatheria) from the Middle Miocene Locality of Quebrada Honda, Bolivia

The Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) are a group of carnivorous mammals that dominated the macropredatory guild of South America during the Cenozoic. Here, we describe a new sparassodont based on a single specimen from the middle Miocene Quebrada Honda local fauna of southern Bolivia. This speci...

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Published in:Journal of vertebrate paleontology 2014-05, Vol.34 (3), p.672-688
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