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†family Astrapotheriidae Ameghino 1887

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Alternative spelling: Astrapotheridae

Parent taxon: Astrapotheria according to A. G. Kramarz and M. Bond 2010

See also Ameghino 1891, Ameghino 1894, Ameghino 1897, Carroll 1988, Gregory 1910, Kramarz and Bond 2009, Lydekker 1894, McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1934, Simpson 1957 and Simpson 1967

Sister taxa: Antarctodon, Blastoconus, Blastoconus robertsoni, Eoastrapostylopidae, Grypolophodon, Grypolophodon morenoi, Grypolophodon tuberculosis, Notorhinus, Notorhinus haroldi, Trigonostylopidae, Entocasmus, Adrastotherium, Adelotherium

Subtaxa: Astrapodon Astraponotus Astrapothericulus Astrapotheriinae Astrapotherium Comahuetherium Ganastrapotherium Liarthrus Maddenia Monoeidodon Parastrapotherium Scaglia Tonorhinus Uruguaytheriinae

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Distribution:

• Huayquerian of Brazil (1 collection)

• Miocene of Argentina (31), Bolivia (3), Brazil (2), Chile (8), Colombia (44), Ecuador (1), Peru (6), Venezuela (2)

• Deseadan of Argentina (9), Bolivia (2), Brazil (1), Uruguay (1)

• Oligocene of Argentina (1), Colombia (1), Peru (4)

• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)

• Eocene of Argentina (10)

Total: 128 collections including 159 occurrences

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