| 词条 | Argyrolagus |
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| name = Argyrolagus | fossil_range = Early Pliocene (Montehermosan-Chapadmalalan) ~{{fossil range|5.3|3.6}} | image = | image_caption = Argyrolagus scagliai | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Mammalia | infraclassis = Metatheria | ordo = †Polydolopimorpha | familia = †Argyrolagidae | genus = †Argyrolagus | genus_authority = Ameghino 1904 | type_species = A. palmeri }}Argyrolagus is an extinct genus of South American metatherian, belonging to the order Polydolopimorpha from the Early Pliocene Monte Hermoso Formation, Patagonia, Argentina.[1] DescriptionJumping on its hind legs, the {{convert|40|cm|in}} long Argyrolagus resembled a gerbil or kultarr. It had a long tail for balance, and a narrow head with a pointed snout. Judging from its huge eyes, Argyrolagus was nocturnal. The form of its teeth suggest that it would have fed on desert plants.[2] See also{{Portal|Argentina|Neogene|Paleontology|Prehistoric mammals|Prehistory of South America}}
References1. ^Argyrolagus at Fossilworks.org {{Taxonbar|from=Q2745114}}{{paleo-marsupial-stub}}2. ^{{cite book |editor=Palmer, D.|year=1999 |title= The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals|publisher= Marshall Editions|location=London|page= 203|isbn= 1-84028-152-9}} 10 : Prehistoric marsupial genera|Pliocene marsupials|Zanclean extinctions|Pliocene mammals of South America|Chapadmalalan|Montehermosan|Neogene Argentina|Fossils of Argentina|Fossil taxa described in 1904|Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino |
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