Mammalia - Notoungulata - Mesotheriidae
Synonyms: Ameghinotherium Podestá 1899, Anatrachytherus Reguero and Castro 2004, Eutrachytherus Ameghino 1897 [objective synonym], Isoproedrium Ameghino 1904, Proedium Ameghino 1895, Proedrium Ameghino 1895
Parent taxon: Mesotheriidae according to E. Cerdeño 2014
See also Ameghino 1894, Ameghino 1897, Ameghino 1904, Billet et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Lydekker 1894, Reguero and Castro 2004, Reguero and Prevosti 2010, Shockey et al. 2009, Simpson and Minoprio 1949 and Simpson et al. 1962
Sister taxa: Mesotheriinae, Trachytheriinae
Subtaxa: Eutrachytherus modestus Trachytherus alloxus Trachytherus ramirezi Trachytherus spegazzinianus Trachytherus subandinus
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Deseadan of Argentina (8), Bolivia (4), Peru (3)
• Oligocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 17 collections including 22 occurrences
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