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†subfamily Proterotheriinae Ameghino 1885 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Parent taxon: Proterotheriidae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

See also Cifelli 1983

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, Polyacrodon, Prolicaphrium, Promylophis, Proterotherini, Prothoatherium, Ricardolydekkeria, Tetramerorhinus, Thoatherium, Villarroelia, Xesmodon

Subtaxa: Brachytherium Neobrachytherium Pseudobrachytherium

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (6 collections)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (11)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Argentina (1)

• Miocene of Argentina (4), Chile (1), Uruguay (1)

Total: 24 collections including 34 occurrences

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