Mammalia - Notoungulata - Leontiniidae
Full reference: B. J. Shockey, J. J. Flynn, D. A. Croft, P. Gans, and A. R. Wyss. 2012. New leontiniid Notoungulata (Mammalia) from Chile and Argentina: comparative anatomy, character analysis, and phylogenetic hypotheses. American Museum Novitates 3737:1-64
Parent taxon: Leontiniidae according to B. J. Shockey et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Anayatherium, Ancylocoelus, Colpodon, Coquenia, Gualta, Henricofilholia, Huilatherium, Leontinia, Martinmiguelia, Purperia, Pyralophodon, Rodiotherium, Scaphops, Scarrittia, Stenogenium, Taubatherium, Termastherium
Subtaxa: Elmerriggsia fieldia
Type: Elmerriggsia fieldia
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Pico Truncado ( of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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