Xotodon Ameghino 1887 (notoungulate)

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Toxodontidae

Parent taxon: Toxodontidae according to C. Rovereto 1914

See also Ameghino 1887, Carroll 1988 and Lydekker 1894

Sister taxa: Alitoxodon, Charruatoxodon, Dilobodon, Dinotoxodontinae, Hemixotodon, Hyperoxotodon, Mixotoxodon, Morphippus corrugatus, Nesodonopsis, Nesodontinae, Ocnerotherium, Oriadubitherium, Palaeotoxodon, Palyeidodon, Paratrigodon, Pisanodon, Posnanskytherium, Proadinotherium, Prototrigodon, Stenotephanos, Toxodon, Toxodontinae

Subtaxa: Xotodon ambrosettii Xotodon caravela Xotodon catamarcensis Xotodon cristatus Xotodon doellojuradoi Xotodon foricurvatus Xotodon maimarensis Xotodon major Xotodon prominens Xotodon smaltatus

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Ecology: scansorial grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Argentina (9)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (3)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Argentina (2)

• Miocene of Argentina (3)

Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences

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