Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Full reference: L. Kraglievich. 1923. Un nuevo representante de la subfamilia "Ortotherinae" en la Formación Entrerriana de las Barrancas del Río Paraná "Torcellia paranense" n. gen. n. sp. Comunicaciones de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 2(1):1-8
Parent taxon: Megalonychidae according to D. Brandoni 2011
See also Brandoni 2008
Sister taxa: Amphihapalops, Amphiocnus, Analcimorphus, Choloepodinae, Deseadognathus, Diheterocnus, Eleutherodon, Eucholoeops, Eugeronops, Geronops, Hapalops, Holomegalonyx, Hyperleptus, Mecorhinus, Megalocninae, Megalonychinae, Megalonychops, Megalonychotherium, Meizonyx, Mesocnus, Mesopotamocnus, Metopotherinae, Metopotherini, Microcnus, Miocnus, Nohochichak, Nothropus, Ocnopodinae, Ortotheriinae, Ortotherium, Paranabradys, Paraplanops, Pattersonocnus, Pliomorphus, Protomegalonyx, Pseudhapalops, Pseudortotherium, Trematherium, Urumacocnus, Xibalbaonyx, Zacatzontli
Subtaxa: Torcellia paranense
Type: Torcellia paranense
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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