†family Orophodontidae Ameghino 1894 (edentate)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Orophodontidae

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1894. Sur les oiseaux fossiles de Patagonie; et la faune mammalogique des couches à Pyrotherium. Boletin del Instituto Geographico Argentino 15:501-660

Parent taxon: Gravigrada according to F. Ameghino 1897

Sister taxa: Megalonychoidea, Pseudoglyptodon, Ortotheridae, Elipsodon

Subtaxa: Octodontobradyinae

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Venezuela (1 collection)

• Deseadan of Bolivia (3)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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