Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae
Full reference: A. J. McGrath, F. Anaya, and D. A. Croft. 2018. Two new macraucheniids (Mammalia: Litopterna) from the late middle Miocene (Laventan South American Land Mammal Age) of Quebrada Honda, Bolivia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 38(3):e1461632
Belongs to Theosodon according to A. J. McGrath et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Theosodon fontanae, Theosodon frenguellii, Theosodon garretorum, Theosodon gracilis, Theosodon karaikensis, Theosodon lydekkeri, Theosodon patagonicum, Theosodon pozzi
Type specimen: UATF-V-001940, a partial skeleton (partial cranium preserving RI2– M3 and LP1–M3 (Figs. 1A, 2–3), distal right femur, proximal right tibia, right patella, and two metapodials.). Its type locality is Quebrada Honda, which is in a Laventan fluvial claystone/siliciclastic in Bolivia.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Bolivia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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