Maddenia Kramarz and Bond 2009 (placental)

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Full reference: A. G. Kramarz and M. Bond. 2009. A new Oligocene astrapothere (Mammalia, Meridiungulata) from Patagonia and a new appraisal of astrapothere phylogeny. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 7(1):117-128

Parent taxon: Astrapotheriidae according to A. G. Kramarz and M. Bond 2009

Sister taxa: Astrapodon, Astraponotus, Astrapothericulus, Astrapotheriinae, Astrapotherium, Comahuetherium, Ganastrapotherium, Liarthrus, Monoeidodon, Parastrapotherium, Scaglia, Tonorhinus, Uruguaytheriinae

Subtaxa: Maddenia lapidaria

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Type: Maddenia lapidaria

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at La Cantera (Oligocene of Argentina)

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