Villarroelia Cifelli and Guerrero Diaz 1997 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Full reference: R. L. Cifelli and J. Guerrero Diaz. 1997. Litopterns. Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia 289-302

Parent taxon: Proterotheriidae according to R. L. Cifelli and J. Guerrero Diaz 1997

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

Subtaxa: Villarroelia totoyoi

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Type: Villarroelia totoyoi

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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