Parent taxon: Notoungulata according to G. G. Simpson 1932
Sister taxa: Acoelodus, Albertogaudryidae, Allalmeia, Archaeogaia, Archaeopithecidae, Archaeotypotherium transitum, Brandmayria, Carolodarwinia, Carolodarwinia pyramidentata, Claenodon patagonicus, Degonia sympathica, Edvardocopeia, Edvardocopeia sinuosa, Entelonychia, Epitypotherium cancellatum, Eudiastatus, Eurystephanodon, Hegetotheria, Henricosborniidae, Heterolophodon, Homalodotheria, Isotypotherium, Lophiodonticulus, Lophiodonticulus patagonicus, Lophiodonticulus retroversus, Notioprogonia, Notopithecidae, Notopithecus summus, Notostylopidae, Oldfieldthomasiidae, Orthogenium ameghinoi, Ortholophodon, Pleurystylops, Pleurystylops glebosus, Procolpodon, Procolpodon foratus, Pyramidon, Pyramidon klaatschi, Tonostylops, Tonostylops spissus, Toxodontia, Trimerostephanos ultimus, Typotheria, Typotheroidea, Ultrapithecus robustus
Subtaxa: Archaeoplus incipiens
Type: Archaeoplus incipiens
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Proteodidelphys Fauna (Miocene of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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