Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Première contribution à la connaissance de la fauna mammalogique des couches à Colpodon [First contribution to the knowledge of the mammalian fauna of the Colopdon Beds]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Córdoba 17:71-141
Parent taxon: Astrapotheriidae according to F. Ameghino 1902
See also Carroll 1988
Sister taxa: Astrapodon, Astraponotus, Astrapotheriinae, Astrapotherium, Comahuetherium, Ganastrapotherium, Liarthrus, Maddenia, Monoeidodon, Parastrapotherium, Scaglia, Tonorhinus, Uruguaytheriinae
Subtaxa: Astrapothericulus emarginatus Astrapothericulus iheringi
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections), Chile (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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