†family Sparnotheriodontidae Soria 1980 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Sparnotheriodontidae

Full reference: M. F. Soria. 1980. Una nueva y problemática forma de ungulado del Casamayorense. Actas del Segundo Congreso Argentino de Paleontología y Bioestratigrafía y Primer Congreso Latinoamericano de Paleontología II:193-203

Parent taxon: Litopterna according to G. M. López 2010

See also Bond et al. 2006, Cifelli 1983 and Soria 1980

Sister taxa: Adianthidae, Eolicaphrium, Eolitopterna, Lambdaconus elegans, Lopholipterna, Macraucheniidae, Mesorhinidae, Notonychopidae, Paulogervaisia celata, Proacrodon, Proacrodon transformatus, Proadiantus gibbus, Proterotheriidae, Protolipternidae, Thoatheriopsis

Subtaxa: Notiolofos Notolophus Sparnotheriodon

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Type: Sparnotheriodon

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Antarctica (11 collections), Argentina (2)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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