Chacomylus
Encyclopedia
Chacomylus is an extinct genus
of hyopsodontid
condylarth
which existed in the Nacimiento Formation
, USA during the early Paleocene
period (Puercan
age). It was first named by Thomas E. Williamson and Anne Weil in 2010 and the type species is Chacomylus sladei.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of hyopsodontid
Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodontidae is an extinct family of unspecialized, primitive mammals from the Condylarthra order, living from the Paleocene to the Eocene in North America and EurasiaThey were generally small insectivorous animals. The most common genus is Hyopsodus....
condylarth
Condylarth
Condylarthra is an order of extinct placental mammals known primarily from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs. Condylarths are among the most characteristic Paleocene mammals and they illustrate the evolutionary level of the Paleocene mammal fauna....
which existed in the Nacimiento Formation
Nacimiento Formation
The Nacimiento Formation is a sedimentary rock formation found in the San Juan Basin of western New Mexico and named for the Nacimiento Mountains...
, USA during the early Paleocene
Paleocene
The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era...
period (Puercan
Puercan
The Puercan North American Stage on the geologic timescale is the North American faunal stage according to the North American Land Mammal Ages chronology , typically set from 65,000,000 to 63,300,000 years BP lasting . It is usually considered to be within the Paleocene...
age). It was first named by Thomas E. Williamson and Anne Weil in 2010 and the type species is Chacomylus sladei.