Mammalia - Notoungulata - Leontiniidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1934. A new notoungulate from the early Tertiary of Patagonia. American Museum Novitates 735:1-3
Parent taxon: Leontiniidae according to B. J. Shockey et al. 2012
See also Carroll 1988, Ribeiro et al. 2010, Shockey 2005, Simpson 1934 and Ubilla et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Anayatherium, Ancylocoelus, Colpodon, Coquenia, Elmerriggsia, Gualta, Henricofilholia, Huilatherium, Leontinia, Martinmiguelia, Purperia, Pyralophodon, Rodiotherium, Scaphops, Stenogenium, Taubatherium, Termastherium
Subtaxa: Scarrittia barranquensis Scarrittia canquelensis Scarrittia robusta
Type: Scarrittia canquelensis
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Deseadan of Argentina (2 collections), Uruguay (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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