Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae
Synonyms: Listriotherium Mercerat 1891, Mesembriotherium Moreno 1882, Xylotherium Mercerat 1891
Parent taxon: Astrapotheridae according to F. Ameghino 1891
See also Ameghino 1889, Ameghino 1894, Carroll 1988, Kramarz and Bond 2010 and Lydekker 1894
Sister taxa: Astrapodon, Astraponotus, Astrapothericulus, Astrapotheriinae, Comahuetherium, Ganastrapotherium, Liarthrus, Maddenia, Monoeidodon, Parastrapotherium, Scaglia, Tonorhinus, Uruguaytheriinae
Subtaxa: Astrapotherium christi Astrapotherium guillei Astrapotherium hespernium Astrapotherium magnum Astrapotherium ruderarium
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (26 collections), Chile (6), Venezuela (1)
• Deseadan of Argentina (1)
Total: 34 collections including 40 occurrences
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