Comahuetherium Kramarz and Bond 2011 (placental)

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Full reference: A. Kramarz and M. Bond. 2011. A new early Miocene astrapotheriid (Mammalia, Astrapotheria) from Northern Patagonia, Argentina. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 260:277-287

Parent taxon: Astrapotheriidae according to A. Kramarz and M. Bond 2011

Sister taxa: Astrapodon, Astraponotus, Astrapothericulus, Astrapotheriinae, Astrapotherium, Ganastrapotherium, Liarthrus, Maddenia, Monoeidodon, Parastrapotherium, Scaglia, Tonorhinus, Uruguaytheriinae

Subtaxa: Comahuetherium coccaorum

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Type: Comahuetherium coccaorum

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at La Victoria quarry (Miocene of Argentina)

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