Astrapothericulus Ameghino 1902 (placental)

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

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections), Chile (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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