''Pleuraspidotherium'' is an extinct
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
condylarth
Condylarthra is an informal group – previously considered an Order (biology), order – of extinct placental mammals, known primarily from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs. They are considered early, primitive ungulates and is now largely consid ...
of the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Pleuraspidotheriidae
Pleuraspidotheriidae is a family of "condylarths" that lived in Europe from the Palaeocene to the Mid Eocene.
References
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Condylarths
Paleocene mammals
Eocene extinctions
Prehistoric mammal families
Eocene mamma ...
, whose fossils have been found in the
Late Paleocene
The Thanetian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy, ICS Geologic timescale, the latest age (geology), age or uppermost stage (stratigraphy), stratigraphic stage of the Paleocene epoch (geology), Epoch or series (stratigraphy), Serie ...
Marnes de Montchenot of France and the
Tremp Formation
The Tremp Formation (, ), alternatively described as Tremp Group (), is a geological Formation (geology), formation in the comarca Pallars Jussà, Lleida Province, Lleida, Spain. The formation is restricted to the Tremp-Graus Basin, Tremp or T ...
of modern
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
.
References
Condylarths
Thanetian life
Paleocene mammals of Europe
Paleogene France
Fossils of France
Paleogene Spain
Fossils of Spain
Tremp Formation
Fossil taxa described in 1878
Prehistoric placental genera
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