Synonyms: Coelodontotherium Roth 1903, Lemudeus Roth 1903, Proasmodeus Ameghino 1902, Tehuelia Roth 1902
Full reference: S. Roth. 1899. Aviso preliminar sobre mamíferos mesozóicos encontrados en Patagonia [Preliminary notice on Mesozoic mammals found in Patagonia]. Revista del Museo de La Plata 9:381-388
Parent taxon: Toxodonta according to J. Bradham et al. 2015
See also Ameghino 1902, Carroll 1988, Roth 1899, Roth 1904 and Simpson 1967
Sister taxa: Atryptheridae, Eutoxodontia, Haplodontheriidae, Homalodotheriidae, Isotemnidae, Lithops praevius, Nesotherium, Noaditherium, Notohippidae, Pachyrucidae, Protoxodontidae, Rhadinotherium limitatum, Tembotheridae, Xotodontidae
Subtaxa: Periphragnis circunflexus Periphragnis exauctus Periphragnis harmeri Periphragnis palmeri Periphragnis vicentei
Type: Periphragnis harmeri
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Chile (1 collection)
• Eocene of Argentina (12)
Total: 13 collections including 24 occurrences
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