Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae
Full reference: A. McGrath, F. Anaya, and D. Croft. 2020. New Proterotheriids From the Middle Miocene of Quebrada Honda, Bolivia, and Body Size and Diversity Trends in Proterotheriid and Macraucheniid Litopterns (Mammalia). Ameghiniana 57(2):159-188
Belongs to Olisanophus according to A. McGrath et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Olisanophus akilachuta
Type specimen: UATF-V-001287, a set of teeth (elements of right and left upper and lower dentitions including partial isolated RP3–4, partial RM1 and RM3, and complete RM2 in a maxillary fragment (Fig. 2.1)). Its type locality is Rio Rosario, which is in a Laventan fluvial claystone in Bolivia.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Bolivia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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