Alcidedorbignya
| Pantodonta Temporal range: Early Paleocene |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Eutheria |
| Order: | †Cimolesta |
| Suborder: |
†Pantodonta Cope, 1873 |
| Family: |
†Wangliidae McKenna & Bell 1997 |
| Genus: |
†Alcidedorbignya Muizon & Marshall 1992 |
| Species | |
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†A. inopinata (type) |
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†A. inopinata (type)
Muizon & Marshall 1992
Alcidedorbignya is an extinct pantodont mammal known from the Early Paleocene (Tiupampan SALMA, 65.5 to 61.7 million years ago) Santa Lucia Formation (18°00′S 65°36′W / 18.0°S 65.6°W, paleocoordinates 20°42′S 52°30′W / 20.7°S 52.5°W) at Tiupampa near Mizque, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Following a naming convention established by pioneering Argentine palaeontologist Florentino Ameghino (i.e. combining the first name and surname of a prominent scientist), the genus name honours French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny.
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