Mesolicaphrium McGrath et al. 2020 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Full reference: A. McGrath, F. Anaya, and D. Croft. 2020. New Proterotheriids From the Middle Miocene of Quebrada Honda, Bolivia, and Body Size and Diversity Trends in Proterotheriid and Macraucheniid Litopterns (Mammalia). Ameghiniana 57(2):159-188

Parent taxon: Proterotheriidae according to A. McGrath et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Anisolambda, Anisolambda nodulosa, Anisolambdinae, Anisolophus, Brachytherini, Caliphrium, Deuterotherium, Diplasiotherium, Eoauchenia, Eoproterotherium, Eoprotherotherium, Epecuenia, Guilielmofloweria, Heteroglyphis, Lambdaconus, Licaphrops, Lophogododon, Megadolodinae, Neodolodus, Neolicaphrium, Olisanophus, Paramacrauchenia, Phoradiadius, Picturotherium, Polyacrodon, Prolicaphrium, Promylophis, Proterotheriinae, Proterotherini, Prothoatherium, Ricardolydekkeria, Tetramerorhinus, Thoatherium, Villarroelia, Xesmodon

Subtaxa: Mesolicaphrium sanalfonense

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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