Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae
Synonyms: Anomodontherium montanum Mercerat 1891, Oreomeryx propius Mercerat 1891, Oreomeryx superbus Mercerat 1891, Thoatherium periculorum Mercerat 1891
Belongs to Proterotherium according to Ameghino 1887
See also Lydekker 1894
Sister taxa: Proterotherium acer, Proterotherium americanum, Proterotherium australe, Proterotherium brachygnathum, Proterotherium browni, Proterotherium cervioides, Proterotherium cingulatum, Proterotherium curtidens, Proterotherium dichotomum, Proterotherium divortium, Proterotherium dogei, Proterotherium intermedium, Proterotherium karaikense, Proterotherium mixtum, Proterotherium nitens, Proterotherium perpolitum, Proterotherium politum, Proterotherium principale, Proterotherium pyramidatum, Proterotherium simplicidens, Heptaconus acer, Tichodon quadrilobus, Diadiaphorus velox, Diadiaphorus coelops, Diadiaphorus robustus, Diadiaphorus caniadensis, Diadiaphorus diplinthius, Diadiaphorus eversus, Diadiaphorus minusculus, Diadiaphorus sanctaecrucis, Diadiaphorus majusculus, Epitherium laternarium
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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