Proscelidodon patrius Ameghino 1888 (edentate)

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Belongs to Proscelidodon according to B. J. MacFadden et al. 1993

Sister taxa: Proscelidodon gracillimus, Proscelidodon rothi

Type specimen: MACN A-223, a partial skull

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Average measurements (in mm): Length of the tooth row diameter 68.6, Upper M1 diameter 9.39, Upper M2 diameter 12.9, Upper M3 diameter 12.7, Upper M4 diameter 11.4, Upper M5 diameter 8.60

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (3 collections), Bolivia (1)

• Montehermosan of Argentina (8)

• Miocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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