†subfamily Orophodontinae Hoffstetter 1954 (edentate)

Mammalia - Xenarthra - Mylodontidae

Parent taxon: Mylodontidae according to L. Varela et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Chubutherium, Lestodontinae, Lestodontini, Magdalenabradys, Mirandabradys zabasi, Mylodontinae, Nematheriinae, Nematherium, Orophodon, Paraglossotherium, Pseudoprepotherium, Scelidotheridium, Scelidotheriinae, Urumacotheriinae

Subtaxa: Baraguatherium Brievabradys Octodontobradys Octodontotherium Octomylodon Paroctodontotherium Urumacotherium

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Huayquerian of Argentina (1 collection), Brazil (1)

• Miocene of Brazil (3), Colombia (2), Peru (2), Venezuela (1)

• Deseadan of Argentina (2), Bolivia (3)

• Oligocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 16 collections including 20 occurrences

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