Protolipterna Cifelli 1983 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Protolipternidae

Full reference: R. Cifelli. 1983. The origin and affinities of the South American Condylarthra and early Tertiary Litopterna (Mammalia). American Museum Novitates 2772:1-49

Parent taxon: Protolipternidae according to R. Cifelli 1983

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Asmithwoodwardia, Miguelsoria

Subtaxa: Protolipterna ellipsodontoides

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Type: Protolipterna ellipsodontoides

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at São José de Itaborai (Eocene of Brazil)

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