†family Interatheriidae Ameghino 1887 (notoungulate)

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Interatheriidae

Alternative spelling: Interatheridae

Parent taxon: Typotheria according to G. Billet 2011

See also Ameghino 1887, Ameghino 1889, Ameghino 1891, Carroll 1988, García López and Babot 2015, Gregory 1910, Hitz et al. 2006, Kramarz et al. 2010, Marshall and de Muizon 1983, Reguero and Prevosti 2010, Reguero et al. 2003, Simpson 1934, Simpson 1945, Simpson 1967, Simpson and Minoprio 1949, Sinclair 1908 and Vera 2012

Sister taxa: Campanorcidae, Eutrachytheriidae, Griphotherion, Hegetotheriidae, Hemihegetotheriidae, Mesotheriidae, Protypotheriidae, Typotheriidae, Typotherioidea

Subtaxa: Antofagastia Argyrohyrax Cochilius Fiandraia Ignigena Interatheriinae Interatherium Johnbell Miocochilius Nesciotherium Patriarchus Plagiarthus Progaleopithecus Protypotherium Punapithecus

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Venezuela (1 collection)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (3), Bolivia (1)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Argentina (1)

• Miocene of Argentina (80), Bolivia (4), Chile (9), Colombia (16), Peru (4), Venezuela (1)

• Deseadan of Argentina (16), Bolivia (5), Uruguay (3)

• Oligocene of Argentina (8), Chile (3), Peru (2)

• Tinguirirican of Argentina (1), Chile (1)

• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1)

• Eocene of Argentina (6), Chile (1)

Total: 167 collections including 279 occurrences

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