Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae
Alternative combination: Macrauchenia patachonica
Belongs to Macrauchenia according to R. Lydekker 1894
See also Deschamps 2005
Sister taxa: Macrauchenia antiqua, Macrauchenia boliviensis, Macrauchenia formosa, Macrauchenia intermedia, Macrauchenia ullomensis
Average measurements (in mm): Lumbar vertebra, anterior end diameter 53.4, Lumbar vertebra, greatest diameter diameter 250.0, Lumbar vertebra, posterior end diameter 49.4, Lumbar vertebra, spinal canal diameter 44.8
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (10 collections), Bolivia (4), Brazil (12), Chile (1), Paraguay (1), Peru (1), Uruguay (5)
• Pliocene of Bolivia (1)
• Neogene of Argentina (1)
• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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