Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Synonyms: Amphiocnus seneum Ameghino 1891, Amphiocnus seneus Ameghino 1891, Menilaus affinis Ameghino 1891, Ortotherium schlosseri Ameghino 1891, Ortotherium scrofum Bordas 1941, Ortotherium seneum Ameghino 1891
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1885. Nuevos restos de mamíferos fósiles Oligocenos recogidos por el Profesor Pedro Scalabrini y pertenecientes al Museo Provincial de la ciudad del Parana [New remains of Oligocene fossil mammals collected by Professor Pedro Scalabrini and belonging to the Provincial Museum of the city of Parana]. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias 8:1-205
Belongs to Ortotherium according to D. Brandoni 2011
See also Ameghino 1885, Ameghino 1891, Brandoni 2008, Brandoni 2010, Brandoni 2013, Cione et al. 2000 and Lydekker 1894
Sister taxa: Ortotherium berroi, Ortotherium robustum
Type specimens:
- Ortotherium laticurvatum: MLP M 62 (cast), a mandible (Incomplete left dentary lacking teeth)
- Amphiocnus seneum:
- Amphiocnus seneus:
- Menilaus affinis:
- Ortotherium schlosseri:
- Ortotherium scrofum:
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm. ( of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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