Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae
Synonyms: Decaconus Ameghino 1901, Oroacrodon Ameghino 1904 [objective synonym], Periacrodon Ameghino 1904
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: Proterotheriidae according to G. G. Simpson 1948
See also Ameghino 1901, Ameghino 1904, Carroll 1988, Cifelli 1983 and Roth 1899
Sister taxa: Anisolambda, Anisolambda nodulosa, Anisolambdinae, Anisolophus, Brachytherini, Caliphrium, Deuterotherium, Diplasiotherium, Eoauchenia, Eoproterotherium, Eoprotherotherium, Epecuenia, Guilielmofloweria, Heteroglyphis, Lambdaconus, Licaphrops, Lophogododon, Megadolodinae, Mesolicaphrium, Neodolodus, Neolicaphrium, Olisanophus, Paramacrauchenia, Phoradiadius, Picturotherium, Prolicaphrium, Promylophis, Proterotheriinae, Proterotherini, Prothoatherium, Ricardolydekkeria, Tetramerorhinus, Thoatherium, Villarroelia, Xesmodon
Subtaxa: Polyacrodon lanciformis Polyacrodon ligatus
Type: Polyacrodon ligatus
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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