Mammalia - Notoungulata - Notopithecidae
Alternative spelling: Notopithecinae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1897. Mammiféres crétacés de l’Argentine (Deuxième contribution à la connaissance de la fauna mammalogique de couches à Pyrotherium) [Cretaceous mammals of Argentina (second contribution to the knowledge of the mammalian fauna of the Pyrotherium Beds)]. Boletin Instituto Geografico Argentino 18(4–9):406-521
Parent taxon: Notoungulata according to B. Vera 2016
See also Ameghino 1897, Reguero and Prevosti 2010, Simpson 1934, Simpson 1935, Simpson 1945, Simpson 1967 and Vera 2012
Sister taxa: Acoelodus, Albertogaudryidae, Allalmeia, Archaeogaia, Archaeopithecidae, Archaeoplus, 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, 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: Antepithecus Eupithecops Guilielmoscottia Notopithecus Transpithecus
Type: Notopithecus
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
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