Mammalia - Notoungulata - Mesotheriidae
Full reference: C. Villarroel A., T. Sempere, and L. G. Marshall. 1994. Un nuevo Trachytherus (Notoungulata, Mammalia) en el Terciario de la Faja Subandina, norte de Bolivia. Congreso Geológica de Bolivia, Memorias 9:28-32
Belongs to Trachytherus according to C. Villarroel A et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Trachytherus alloxus, Trachytherus ramirezi, Trachytherus spegazzinianus, Eutrachytherus modestus
Type specimen: YPFB PAL 7224, a set of teeth (Right P2-M2, and left palatal fragment with M1-M3, some teeth damaged). Its type locality is Río Pluma, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial horizon in Bolivia.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Río Pluma
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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