Mammalia - Notoungulata - Hegetotheriidae
Parent taxon: Hegetotheriidae according to F. D. Seoane et al. 2023
See also Croft and Anaya 2006, Croft et al. 2004, Deschamps 2005, Reguero and Prevosti 2010, Seoane et al. 2017 and Simpson et al. 1962
Sister taxa: Getohetherium, Hegetotheriopsis, Pachyrukhinae, Paedsotherium, Propachyrucos aequilatus, Propachyrucos crassus, Propachyrucos robustus, Pseudohegetotherium, Selatherium
Subtaxa: Hegetotherium Hemihegetotheriomorpha Hemihegetotherium trilobus Prohegetotherium Sallatherium Tegehotherium
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (2 collections)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (20)
• Miocene of Argentina (30), Bolivia (3), Chile (5), Venezuela (1)
• Deseadan of Argentina (12), Bolivia (4), Uruguay (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Bolivia (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 81 collections including 94 occurrences