Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Pyrotheridae
Full reference: B. J. Shockey and F. Anaya-Daza. 2004. Pyrotherium macfaddeni, sp. nov. (late Oligocene, Bolivia) and the pedal morphology of pyrotheres. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(2):481-488
Belongs to Pyrotherium according to B. J. Shockey and F. Anaya-Daza 2004
Sister taxa: Pyrotherium giganteum, Pyrotherium planum, Pyrotherium pluteum, Pyrotherium romerii, Pyrotherium sorondoi
Type specimen: PU 20693, a maxilla (Maxilla containing all the cheek teeth except the left P4). Its type locality is Salla, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial horizon in the Salla Formation of Bolivia.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Deseadan of Bolivia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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