Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae
Full reference: M. C. Vallejo-Pareja, J. D. Carrillo, J. W. Moreno-Bernal, M. Pardo-Jaramillo, D. F. Rodriguez-Gonzalez and J. Muñoz-Duran. 2015. Hilarcotherium castanedaii, gen. et sp. nov., a new Miocene astrapothere (Mammalia, Astrapotheriidae) from the Upper Magdalena Valley, Colombia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Parent taxon: Uruguaytheriinae according to M. C. Vallejo-Pareja et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Granastrapotherium, Uruguaytherium, Xenastrapotherium
Subtaxa: Hilarcotherium castanedaii Hilarcotherium miyou
Type: Hilarcotherium castanedaii
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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