†Proscelidodon gracillimus Rovereto 1914 (edentate)
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Synonyms: Elassotherium altirostre Cabrera 1939, Proscelidodon almagroi Rovereto 1914
Full reference: C. Rovereto. 1914. Los Estratos Araucanos y sus fósiles. Anales del Museo de Historia Natural de Buenos Aire 25:1-247
Belongs to Proscelidodon according to C. I. Montalvo et al. 2020
See also Ortega 1967 and Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Proscelidodon patrius, Proscelidodon rothi
Type specimens:
- Proscelidodon gracillimus: MACN 8471. Its type locality is Huayquerías de San Carlos, which is in a Huayquerian terrestrial horizon in the Cerro Azul Formation of Argentina.
- Elassotherium altirostre: MLP 37-III-7-11, a maxilla. Its type locality is Laguna de los Paraguayos - North of the town, which is in a Huayquerian terrestrial siltstone/siltstone in the Epecuén Formation of Argentina.
- Proscelidodon almagroi: MACN 2544, a maxilla. Its type locality is Valle de Santa María, which is in a Huayquerian terrestrial horizon in the Andalhualá Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (18 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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