†subfamily Megadolodinae Cifelli and Villarroel 1997 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Full reference: R. L. Cifelli and C. Villarroel. 1997. Paleobiology and affinities of Megadolodus. Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene Fauna of La Venta, Colombia 265-288

Parent taxon: Proterotheriidae according to R. L. Cifelli and C. Villarroel 1997

Sister taxa: Anisolambda, Anisolambda nodulosa, Anisolambdinae, Anisolophus, Brachytherini, Caliphrium, Deuterotherium, Diplasiotherium, Eoauchenia, Eoproterotherium, Eoprotherotherium, Epecuenia, Guilielmofloweria, Heteroglyphis, Lambdaconus, Licaphrops, Lophogododon, Mesolicaphrium, Neodolodus, Neolicaphrium, Olisanophus, Paramacrauchenia, Phoradiadius, Picturotherium, Polyacrodon, Prolicaphrium, Promylophis, Proterotheriinae, Proterotherini, Prothoatherium, Ricardolydekkeria, Tetramerorhinus, Thoatherium, Villarroelia, Xesmodon

Subtaxa: Bounodus Megadolodus

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (7 collections), Peru (1), Venezuela (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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