†Parastrapotherium crassum Ameghino 1902 (placental)
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Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae
Belongs to Parastrapotherium according to A. G. Kramarz and M. Bond 2008
Sister taxa: Parastrapotherium ephebicum, Parastrapotherium herculeum, Parastrapotherium holmbergi, Parastrapotherium martiale, Parastrapotherium symmetrum, Parastrapotherium variabile, Parastrapotherium voghti, Loxocoelus carinatus
Type specimen: MACN A 52-526, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Gran Barranca, which is in an Eocene/Miocene terrestrial claystone in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Gran Barranca
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