Theosodon gracilis Ameghino 1891 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae

Synonyms: Theosodon debilis Mercerat 1891, Theosodon patagonensis Mercerat 1891

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1891. Nuevos restos de mamíferos fósiles descubiertos por Carlos Ameghino en el Eoceno inferior de la Patagonia austral. – Especies nuevas, adiciones y correcciones [New remains of fossil mammals discovered by Carlos Ameghino in the lower Eocene of southern Patagonia. – New species, additions, and corrections]. Revista Argentina de Historia Natural 1:289-328

Belongs to Theosodon according to F. Ameghino 1891

See also Ameghino 1894

Sister taxa: Theosodon arozquetai, Theosodon fontanae, Theosodon frenguellii, Theosodon garretorum, Theosodon karaikensis, Theosodon lydekkeri, Theosodon patagonicum, Theosodon pozzi

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections), Chile (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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