Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae
Synonyms: Helicolophodon Roth 1903, Loxocoelus, Traspoatherium
Parent taxon: Astrapotheriidae according to A. G. Kramarz and M. Bond 2008
See also Ameghino 1897, Carroll 1988, Kramarz and Bond 2010 and Roth 1904
Sister taxa: Astrapodon, Astraponotus, Astrapothericulus, Astrapotheriinae, Astrapotherium, Comahuetherium, Ganastrapotherium, Liarthrus, Maddenia, Monoeidodon, Scaglia, Tonorhinus, Uruguaytheriinae
Subtaxa: Loxocoelus carinatus Parastrapotherium crassum Parastrapotherium ephebicum Parastrapotherium herculeum Parastrapotherium holmbergi Parastrapotherium martiale Parastrapotherium symmetrum Parastrapotherium variabile Parastrapotherium voghti
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections), Chile (1)
• Deseadan of Argentina (7)
• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Eocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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