Termastherium Wyss et al. 2018 (notoungulate)

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Leontiniidae

Full reference: A. R. Wyss, J. J. Flynn, and D. A. Croft. 2018. New Paleogene Notohippids and Leontiniids (Toxodontia; Notoungulata; Mammalia) from the Early Oligocene Tinguiririca Fauna of the Andean Main Range, Central Chile. American Museum Novitates 3903:1-42

Parent taxon: Leontiniidae according to A. R. Wyss et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Anayatherium, Ancylocoelus, Colpodon, Coquenia, Elmerriggsia, Gualta, Henricofilholia, Huilatherium, Leontinia, Martinmiguelia, Purperia, Pyralophodon, Rodiotherium, Scaphops, Scarrittia, Stenogenium, Taubatherium

Subtaxa: Termastherium flacoensis

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Type: Termastherium flacoensis

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Tinguiririca Locality Sets 1 & 2 (Oligocene of Chile)

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