Octodontotherium Ameghino 1894 (edentate)

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Parent taxon: Orophodontinae according to L. Varela et al. 2019

See also Ameghino 1897, Carroll 1988 and Gaudin 1995

Sister taxa: Baraguatherium, Brievabradys, Octodontobradys, Octomylodon, Paroctodontotherium, Urumacotherium

Subtaxa: Octodontotherium crassidens Octodontotherium grandae

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Deseadan of Argentina (2 collections), Bolivia (1)

• Oligocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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