†Mesotherium Serres 1867 (notoungulate)
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Mammalia - Notoungulata - Mesotheriidae
Synonym: Typotherium Bravard 1856 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Pampaini according to M. A. Armella and F. Deforel 2023
See also Ameghino 1887, Carroll 1988, Francis 1960, Lydekker 1894, Rovereto 1914, Simpson 1945 and Simpson 1967
Sister taxon: Pseudotypotherium
Subtaxa: Mesotherium cristatum Typotherium extensum Typotherium insigne Typotherium robustum Typotherium strictum Typotherium subinsigne
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (16 collections)
• Pliocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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