Xenastrapotherium christi Stehlin 1928 (placental)

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Full reference: H. G. Stehlin. 1928. Ein Astrapotherium fund aus Venezuela. Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 21:227-232

Belongs to Xenastrapotherium according to L. Kraglievich 1928

Sister taxa: Xenastrapotherium aequatorialis, Xenastrapotherium amazonense, Xenastrapotherium chaparralensis, Xenastrapotherium kraglievichi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Quebrada Honda - Zaraza, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial sandstone/marl in Venezuela

Ecology: cursorial herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Xenastrapotherium christi in the database

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