Mammalia - Xenarthra

Parent taxon: Phyllophaga according to C. Muizon et al. 2004

See also Carroll 1988, Simpson 1948 and Simpson 1967

Sister taxa: Pseudoglyptodon, Orophodontidae, Elipsodon, Ortotheridae

Subtaxa: Nothrotheriidae Proplatyarthrus

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Puesto Almendra, Gran Barranca, Chubut (Oligocene of Argentina)

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