Archaeolophus Ameghino 1897 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Pyrotheridae

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1897. Mammiféres crétacés de l’Argentine (Deuxième contribution à la connaissance de la fauna mammalogique de couches à Pyrotherium) [Cretaceous mammals of Argentina (second contribution to the knowledge of the mammalian fauna of the Pyrotherium Beds)]. Boletin Instituto Geografico Argentino 18(4–9):406-521

Parent taxon: Pyrotheridae according to F. Ameghino 1897

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Planodus, Pyrotherium

Subtaxa: Archaeolophus praecursor

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Type: Archaeolophus praecursor

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Archaeolophus in the database

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