Kingdom Animalia Superorder †Meridiungulata Phylum Chordata Order Xenungulata | Infraclass Eutheria Family †Carodniidae Rank Genus Subclass Theria | |
Similar Carodnia, Didolodus, Colombitherium | ||
Etayoa is an ungulate of the family Carodniidae in the order Xenungulata that lived during the Early Eocene (~ 55 Ma) in northern South America.
The type species fossil specimen consists of a partial mandible with teeth, found in the Bogotá Formation in the locality Ciudad Bolívar of Bogotá, Colombia. The estimated size of the ungulate is the size of a dog.
Etymology
The type species Etayoa bacatensis was named by palaeontologist Carlos Villarroel after Fernando Etayo Serna, who contributed extensively to the paleontology and stratigraphy research in Colombia. Bacatensis refers to Bacatá, the Chibcha name for the capital of the southern Muisca Confederation; the current Colombian capital Bogotá.
References
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