Notoetayoa

No-to-e-tay-o-ah.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Notoetayoa ‭(‬Southern Etayoa‭)‬.

Phonetic

No-to-e-tay-o-ah.

Named By

J.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Gelfo,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬L�pez‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬Bond‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Eutheria,‭ ‬Xenungulata.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

N.‭ ‬gargantuai‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Argentina,‭ ‬Chubut Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Coloradas Formation.

Time Period

Palaeocene.

Fossil representation

Partial lower jaw.

In Depth

       Notoetayoa is a genus of xenungulatan mammal that lived in South America during the Palaeocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new Xenungulata‭ (‬Mammalia‭) ‬from the Paleocene of Patagonia Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology‭ ‬82‭(‬2‭)‬:329-335.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Gelfo,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬L�pez‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬Bond‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

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