Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae
Synonyms: Megalophodon Roth 1903, Notamynus Roth 1903
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1901. Notices préliminaires sur des ongulés nouveaux des terrains crétacés de Patagonie [Preliminary notes on new ungulates from the Cretaceous terrains of Patagonia]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Córdoba 16:349-429
Parent taxon: Astrapotheriidae according to G. G. Simpson 1967
See also Ameghino 1901, Carroll 1988, Roth 1904 and Simpson 1957
Sister taxa: Astrapodon, Astrapothericulus, Astrapotheriinae, Astrapotherium, Comahuetherium, Ganastrapotherium, Liarthrus, Maddenia, Monoeidodon, Parastrapotherium, Scaglia, Tonorhinus, Uruguaytheriinae
Subtaxa: Astraponotus assymmetrus Astraponotus dicksoni Astraponotus dilatatus Astraponotus holdichi Astraponotus thompsoni
Type: Astraponotus assymmetrum
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections including 10 occurrences
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