Scalabrinitherium Ameghino 1883 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae

Alternative spelling: Scalabrinia

Parent taxon: Macraucheniinae according to G. I. Schmidt and B. S. Ferrero 2014

See also Ameghino 1885, Cione et al. 2000, Lydekker 1894 and Scott 1913

Sister taxa: Cullinia, Huayqueriana, Macrauchenia, Macraucheniopsis, Oxyodontherium, Paranauchenia, Phoenixauchenia, Promacrauchenia, Windhausenia, Xenorhinotherium

Subtaxa: Scalabrinia paranaensis Scalabrinitherium bravardi Scalabrinitherium rothii

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Huayquerian of Argentina (6 collections)

• Miocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences

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