Ignigena Hitz et al. 2006 (notoungulate)

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Interatheriidae

Full reference: R. B. Hitz, J. J. Flynn, and A. R. Wyss. 2006. New Basal Interatheriidae (Typotheria, Notoungulata, Mammalia) from the Paleogene of Central Chile. American Museum Novitates 3520:1-32

Parent taxon: Interatheriidae according to R. B. Hitz et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Antofagastia, Argyrohyrax, Cochilius, Fiandraia, Interatheriinae, Interatherium, Johnbell, Miocochilius, Nesciotherium, Patriarchus, Plagiarthus, Progaleopithecus, Protypotherium, Punapithecus

Subtaxa: Ignigena minisculus

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Type: Ignigena minisculus

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Tapado (Eocene of Chile)

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